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Soldier in famous photo never defeated demons
Officers had been to the white ranch house at 560 W. Longleaf many times before over the past year to respond to a "barricade situation." Each had ended uneventfully, with Joseph Dwyer coming out or telling police in a calm voice through the window that he was OK...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Dark Knight sets weekend record with $155.34M
A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows include Al Gore
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Tropical Storm Cristobal brushes NC coast
Tropical Storm Cristobal skirted the North Carolina coast Sunday, dumping heavy rain and churning up rough surf, but so far sparing the seaboard of any severe weather...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama meets Karzai, vows steadfast Afghan aid
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if elected, an Afghan official said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Brewers complete season sweep of Giants
Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs, pitcher Manny Parra had an RBI single en route to winning his eighth straight decision and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a season sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 7-4 victory Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Holliday, Baker homer as Rockies sweep Pirates
Matt Holliday and Jeff Baker homered and had three hits each, Aaron Cook won his team-leading 12th game and the Colorado Rockies completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, 11-3...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Germans double lifts Royals over White Sox, 8-7
Esteban German hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 8-7 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Going small A Smart driving experience
Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Unlike McCain, many seniors depend on the Web
NEW YORK _ If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Guns ruling spawns legal challenges by felons
Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Rapper DMX arrested at Phoenix mall
Rapper DMX has been arrested at a Phoenix mall on a felony charge of taking the identity of another...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
Angelina Jolie, newborn twins leave hospital
Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins early Saturday left the French hospital where she gave birth, the Fondation Lenval said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
InBev CEO Brito Brazil to Belgium to Bud
The man who would be King of Beers is a no-frills leader without a company car or even his own desk...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
Giuliani takes McCain out to the ballgame
With Democrat Barack Obama on the other side of the planet, Republican presidential candidate John McCain stayed closer to home Sunday, visiting Yankee Stadium with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Iran nuclear talks stall even with US at table
A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info
Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops to meet Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops meets Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Olympic traffic crackdown begins in Beijing
Beijing started its most drastic pollution-control plan Sunday, restricting car use and limiting factory emissions in a last-minute push to clear smog-choked skies for the August Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Olympic traffic crackdown in Beijing
Beijing started its most drastic pollution-control plan Sunday, restricting car use and limiting factory emissions in a last-minute push to clear smog-choked skies for the August Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Cambodia informs UN of alleged Thai incursion
Cambodia has complained to the U.N. Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops to meet Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Britains Brown demands end to Israel settlements
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday demanded that Israel cease settlement construction and promised more money to jump-start the battered Palestinian economy...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Kurdish rebels release 3 German captives
Three Germans seized by Kurdish rebels during a climbing expedition on Mount Ararat more than a week ago were released in good condition, Turkish authorities said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
British leader urges end to settlement building
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Israel to stop settlement construction...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Sun Myung Moon released from hospital
The founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near Seoul...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Unification Church founder released from hospital
The founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near Seoul...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama meets with Karzai, a leader hes criticized
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Report Iran praises latest nuclear talks
State radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead."...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
To avoid Olympic smog, Beijing limits traffic
With the Olympics less than three weeks away, Beijing began restricting car use and limiting factory emissions on Sunday in a final drastic effort to clear its smog-choked skies...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Anglican bishops open key summit in UK
Anglican bishops opened their once-a-decade summit Sunday with an elaborate worship service in the mother church of their troubled global fellowship, hearing a plea for unity despite deep rifts over the Bible and homosexuality...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Iraq proposes delay in key provincial vote
A provincial vote intended to satisfy Sunni Arab demands for more influence must be delayed, election officials said Sunday, proposing to hold the vote in December rather than October...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
4 bombs in Spains Basque country
Four bombs exploded in northern Spain on Sunday _ including one outside a bank _ causing damage but no injuries, officials said. A caller earlier warned about the explosives, saying he was speaking on behalf of Basque separatists...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
3 bombs explode in Spains Basque country
Three bombs exploded in northern Spain on Sunday _ including one outside a bank _ causing damage but no injuries, officials said. A caller earlier warned about the explosives, saying he was speaking on behalf of Basque separatists...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
3 suspected in Austria swastika graffiti
Police say three people are suspected of spraying swastikas and Nazi slogans on buildings and road signs in southern Austria...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Colombians march against kidnappings
Well over a million Colombians, clad in white and cheering "No more kidnapping," marked their independence day on Sunday with marches and concerts demanding freedom for hostages still held by leftist rebels...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Poles who rescued Jews honored in Warsaw
Wanda Bulik was only 18 when a conductor approached her on a train during the height of World War II and asked her to take care of an abandoned 3-year-old Jewish boy found traveling alone...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Williams Anglicans in severe crisis
The head of the Anglican Communion said Sunday that the global fellowship faces "one of the most severe challenges" in its history, and he urged bishops at their once-a-decade Lambeth Conference to do the hard work of finding solutions...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Pope wraps up Australia trip with final Mass
Pope Benedict XVI ended his farthest pilgrimage Sunday, one intended to inspire a new generation of faithful while trying to overcome a dark chapter for his church from a clerical sex abuse scandal...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Zimbabweans use blogs, text messages for info
The photographs of the tortured body of an opposition official are blurry but chilling...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Activists Iranians to be stoned to death
Iran has sentenced eight women and one man convicted of adultery to death by stoning, activists said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Afghan officials US-led forces killed 9 police
U.S.-led troops and Afghan forces killed nine Afghan police Sunday, calling in airstrikes and fighting on the ground for four hours after both sides mistook the other for militants, Afghan officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Taiwan tribe struggles to keep traditional culture
The four dozen men in loincloths stopped repeatedly to toss the new boat into the air as they carried it through their village to shore...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
First of 5 feet found in Canada identified
One of five feet that have mysteriously washed up on the shores of British Columbia over the past year has been linked to a depressed man who disappeared a year ago, police said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Brazilian comedian Goncalves dies at 101
Brazilian actress and comedian Dercy Goncalves, known for her vulgar wit and scandalous behavior, has died. She was 101...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Israel probes 'detainee shooting'
Israel launches an inquiry after footage emerges appearing to show a soldier fire a rubber bullet at a Palestinian detainee...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Burma to dominate Asean summit
The annual summit of the Association of South East Asian Nations is to begin in Singapore, with Burma high on the agenda...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Divers rescued off Antrim coast
Two divers, who had been exploring shipwrecks, are rescued by helicopter off the Antrim coast...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Survey gives hope to Scots firms
Scotland is weathering the current tough economic conditions, a business survey suggests...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
England v SA, 2nd Test day three as it happened
England have a massive task on their hands to save the second Test at Headingley after South Africa hit 522...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Communion fears
Nick Higham at the Anglicans' Lambeth conference...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Brilliant Harrington retains Open
Padraig Harrington successfully defends his Open title, winning by four shots after a superb final round...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Mid East deal possible, says PM
Gordon Brown says he is optimistic Israel and the Palestinians can sign a peace deal, and promises British funds to help it work...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Pope 'meets clergy abuse victims'
Pope Benedict XVI meets victims of child sex abuse by Catholic clergy at the end of his visit to Australia, the Vatican says...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Man charged over road chase death
A 23-year-old man is charged over the death of a driver during a police pursuit on a motorway in Durham...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
MPs criticise rail boss bonuses
MPs criticise the huge bonuses to be given to rail bosses after "a catalogue of failings" on the network...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Claimants to 'work for benefits'
Claimants "will have to work to get their benefits" under proposed welfare reforms, minister James Purnell says...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Judge restores protection for Rockies wolves
A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Pope urges Australian youths to spurn materialism
Pope Benedict XVI urged young people Sunday to reject what he said was the "spiritual desert" spreading throughout the world and to embrace Christianity to build a new age free from greed and materialism...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Woman in Pa. baby mystery partially eviscerated
Investigators hoped to confirm Sunday the identity of a woman whose body was found bound with duct tape with her uterus cut open in the apartment of another woman who falsely claimed a newborn baby was her own...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows include Al Gore
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Dark Knight sets box office record with $66.4M
A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has set a single-day box office record by taking in $66.4 million on opening day...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Jolie and twins slip out of hospital in Nice
Angelina Jolie has left the building. Oh, and so have the twins...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Tropical Storm Cristobal brushes NC coast
Tropical Storm Cristobal skirted the North Carolina coast Sunday, dumping heavy rain and churning up rough surf, but so far sparing the seaboard of any severe weather...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Soldier in famous photo never defeated demons
Officers had been to the white ranch house at 560 W. Longleaf many times before over the past year to respond to a "barricade situation." Each had ended uneventfully, with Joseph Dwyer coming out or telling police in a calm voice through the window that he was OK...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Tropical Storm Cristobal strengthens off NC coast
Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first system to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, strengthened slightly off the North Carolina coast Sunday, and was expected to dump several inches of rain in some areas of the drought-stricken state...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Poulter, Harrington share lead at British Open
Ian Poulter sent the English crowd into a frenzy, surging to a tie for the lead with defending British Open champion Padraig Harrington on Sunday. Greg Norman was still in the mix in a bid to become the oldest major champion in golf history...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Norman clings to lead at British Open
Despite a shaky front side, Greg Norman was nine holes away from becoming the oldest major champion in golf history...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Norman clings to lead at British Open back 9
Despite a shaky front side, Greg Norman was nine holes away from becoming the oldest major champion in golf history...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Hamilton wins German GP
Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix on Sunday, solidifying his lead in the Formula One standings with two dramatic passes that made up for a strategic blunder...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Dark Knight sets weekend record with $155.34M
A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
Unlike McCain, many seniors depend on the Web
NEW YORK _ If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Unlike McCain, many seniors depend on Internet
NEW YORK _ If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama calls Afghanistan fight precarious, urgent
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan is "precarious" and "urgent."...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama says situation in Afghanistan is precarious
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan "precarious" and "urgent."...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama tells Karzai he plans to continue terror war
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
Obama breakfasts with troops in Kabul
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Angelina Jolie, newborn twins leave hospital
Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins early Saturday left the French hospital where she gave birth, the Fondation Lenval said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Going small A Smart driving experience
Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Venture capital investments hold steady in 2Q
The pace of U.S. venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 billion during the second quarter despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
Iran nuclear talks stall even with US at table
A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info
Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops to meet Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Guns ruling spawns legal challenges by felons
Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Rapper DMX arrested at Phoenix mall
Rapper DMX has been arrested at a Phoenix mall on a felony charge of taking the identity of another...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Pope urges young to spurn materialism
Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a "spiritual desert" was spreading throughout the world and he challenged young people to shed the greed and cynicism of their time to create a new age of hope for humankind...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Taiwan storm death toll rises to 19
Taiwanese officials say the death toll from flash floods triggered by tropical storm Kalmaegi has climbed to 19...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops to meet Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama meets with Karzai, a leader hes criticized
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Report Iran praises latest nuclear talks
State radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead."...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops meets Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Olympic traffic crackdown begins in Beijing
Beijing started its most drastic pollution-control plan Sunday, restricting car use and limiting factory emissions in a last-minute push to clear smog-choked skies for the August Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Olympic traffic crackdown in Beijing
Beijing started its most drastic pollution-control plan Sunday, restricting car use and limiting factory emissions in a last-minute push to clear smog-choked skies for the August Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Cambodia informs UN of alleged Thai incursion
Cambodia has complained to the U.N. Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
4 bombs in Spains Basque country
Four bombs exploded in northern Spain on Sunday _ including one outside a bank _ causing damage but no injuries, officials said. A caller earlier warned about the explosives, saying he was speaking on behalf of Basque separatists...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
3 bombs explode in Spains Basque country
Three bombs exploded in northern Spain on Sunday _ including one outside a bank _ causing damage but no injuries, officials said. A caller earlier warned about the explosives, saying he was speaking on behalf of Basque separatists...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Britains Brown demands end to Israel settlements
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday demanded that Israel cease settlement construction and promised more money to jump-start the battered Palestinian economy...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Kurdish rebels release 3 German captives
Three Germans seized by Kurdish rebels during a climbing expedition on Mount Ararat more than a week ago were released in good condition, Turkish authorities said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
British leader urges end to settlement building
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Israel to stop settlement construction...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Sun Myung Moon released from hospital
The founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near Seoul...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Unification Church founder released from hospital
The founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near Seoul...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Police in India say 17 killed in bus accident
Police say a packed bus collided with a truck in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 17 people and wounding 35 others...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Pope wraps up Australia trip with final Mass
Pope Benedict XVI ended his farthest pilgrimage Sunday, one intended to inspire a new generation of faithful while trying to overcome a dark chapter for his church from a clerical sex abuse scandal...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
To avoid Olympic smog, Beijing limits traffic
With the Olympics less than three weeks away, Beijing began restricting car use and limiting factory emissions on Sunday in a final drastic effort to clear its smog-choked skies...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Anglican bishops open key summit in UK
Anglican bishops opened their once-a-decade summit Sunday with an elaborate worship service in the mother church of their troubled global fellowship, hearing a plea for unity despite deep rifts over the Bible and homosexuality...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Iraq proposes delay in key provincial vote
A provincial vote intended to satisfy Sunni Arab demands for more influence must be delayed, election officials said Sunday, proposing to hold the vote in December rather than October...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Afghan officials US-led forces killed 9 police
U.S.-led troops and Afghan forces killed nine Afghan police Sunday, calling in airstrikes and fighting on the ground for four hours after both sides mistook the other for militants, Afghan officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Taiwan tribe struggles to keep traditional culture
The four dozen men in loincloths stopped repeatedly to toss the new boat into the air as they carried it through their village to shore...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
3 suspected in Austria swastika graffiti
Police say three people are suspected of spraying swastikas and Nazi slogans on buildings and road signs in southern Austria...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Sri Lankan soldiers capture rebel base
Sri Lankan government forces captured a Tamil Tiger rebel base in the north Sunday after a 48-hour battle that left at least 15 rebels dead, while air force jets destroyed six rebel boats, the military said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
US troops kill relatives of Iraq governor in raid
The U.S. military says American soldiers have killed two armed relatives of a provincial governor during a raid against al-Qaida in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Activists Iranians to be stoned to death
Iran has sentenced eight women and one man convicted of adultery to death by stoning, activists said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Batman film takes a record $155m
The new Batman film The Dark Knight sets a box office record after taking $155m on its opening weekend in the US...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Tory quits after harassment claim
The Conservative election candidate in Watford resigns after police launched an inquiry into claims of harassment...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Obama urges focus on Afghanistan
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama says Afghanistan should be the focus of the "war on terror", on a visit to Kabul...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Service marks floods anniversary
Hundreds of people attend a service at Tewkesbury Abbey to mark the first anniversary of devastating floods...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Rescued angler dies in hospital
An angler who was rescued after getting into difficulties in water off the west coast of Scotland dies in hospital...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Rescue operation for two divers
A major rescue operation for two divers is taking place west of Rathlin Island off the County Antrim coast...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Floods legacy
How one town is trying to pick up the pieces one year on...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Painful memories
The French village which witnessed a WWII massacre...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Why was witchcraft used on cows in the Scottish Highlands?
Scottish church records reveal the practice of using so-called good and bad magic on Highland livestock...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Hamilton fights back for victory
Lewis Hamilton wins the German Grand Prix despite a questionable strategy from his McLaren team...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Bomb blasts hit Spanish resorts
Four bombs explode near Santander in northern Spain, but there are no reports of casualties...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Betancourt in plea to Farc rebels
Ingrid Betancourt urges Colombia's Farc rebels to free all hostages, as millions march for peace in Colombia and elsewhere...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Welfare plan to 'transform lives'
Welfare reforms to be unveiled - including ending incapacity benefits - will "transform lives", says minister James Purnell...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Girl, 16, held after beach death
A 16-year-old girl is held over the death of a man who was found on a beach in Cornwall with serious head injuries...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Church 'wounded' over gay boycott
Bishops attending the Lambeth Conference hear a claim that the gay clergy row has left Anglicans a 'wounded community'...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
'Rewards for medics' excellence'
Surgeons could be rewarded with bonuses for successful operations under a plan being considered by the UK's largest hospital trust...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
PM calls for Iraq hostage release
Gordon Brown calls for the release of five British hostages in Iraq after claims one of them has taken his own life...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Haitis Voodoo pilgrims pray for future
Every year, Haitians crowd into the basin of a sacred waterfall to relax and pray for a better future. This time, they asked for relief from soaring food prices and rampant unemployment...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Search team finds no sign of Steve Fossett
A team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers has ended a weeklong hunt for Steve Fossett, finding no sign of the missing adventurer or his plane but eliminating miles of rugged terrain from areas that still must be searched...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses
The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Search continues for missing Fort Bliss soldier
A missing Fort Bliss soldier sent a text message about leaving her husband two days before she vanished, her sister said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows include Al Gore
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Dark Knight sets box office record with $66.4M
A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has set a single-day box office record by taking in $66.4 million on opening day...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Jolie and twins slip out of hospital in Nice
Angelina Jolie has left the building. Oh, and so have the twins...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Angelina Jolie, newborn twins leave hospital
Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins early Saturday left the French hospital where she gave birth, the Fondation Lenval said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Woman in Pa. baby mystery partially eviscerated
Investigators hoped to confirm Sunday the identity of a woman whose body was found bound with duct tape with her uterus cut open in the apartment of another woman who falsely claimed a newborn baby was her own...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Rapper DMX arrested at Phoenix mall
Rapper DMX has been arrested at a Phoenix mall on a felony charge of taking the identity of another...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Going small A Smart driving experience
Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Venture capital investments hold steady in 2Q
The pace of U.S. venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 billion during the second quarter despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
Obama meets with Afghan president
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Guns ruling spawns legal challenges by felons
Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Busch falls short of NASCAR history in trucks race
Kyle Busch came up five spots short in his bid to make NASCAR history Saturday night and Johnny Benson took advantage, holding off Michael Annett to win the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama breakfasts with troops in Kabul
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops to meet Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
Iran nuclear talks stall even with US at table
A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info
Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Chavez demands respect from US, EU
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has a message for future U.S. and European leaders: Treat Latin America with respect...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Brazil, Colombia boost trade ties
The presidents of Brazil and Colombia vowed Saturday to boost trade and investment between their nations ahead of crucial world trade talks next week...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Cambodia informs UN on alleged incrusion
Cambodia has sent a note to the U.N. Security Council alleging that Thai forces intruded into its territory near an ancient temple...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Cambodia Little hope for Thai talks
A Cambodian general said Sunday that he has little hope that upcoming talks between his government and Thailand will resolve a tense border dispute that has seen hundreds of troops face off around an ancient temple...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Pope urges Australian youths to spurn materialism
Pope Benedict XVI urged young people Sunday to reject what he said was the "spiritual desert" spreading throughout the world and to embrace Christianity to build a new age free from greed and materialism...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Peace, not indictment of president, stirs Sudanese
For years, Mohammed Ali has been hearing relatives and friends tell how government-backed militiamen torched villages in his native Darfur, raped women and shot fleeing civilians...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Pope urges young to spurn materialism
Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a "spiritual desert" was spreading throughout the world and he challenged young people to shed the greed and cynicism of their time to create a new age of hope for humankind...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Taiwan storm death toll rises to 19
Taiwanese officials say the death toll from flash floods triggered by tropical storm Kalmaegi has climbed to 19...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops to meet Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops in Afghan capital
Barack Obama had breakfast Sunday with U.S. troops in Kabul as part of his visit to Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama meets with Karzai, a leader hes criticized
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Report Iran praises latest nuclear talks
State radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead."...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama has breakfast with troops meets Karzai
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Olympic traffic crackdown begins in Beijing
Beijing started its most drastic pollution-control plan Sunday, restricting car use and limiting factory emissions in a last-minute push to clear smog-choked skies for the August Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Olympic traffic crackdown in Beijing
Beijing started its most drastic pollution-control plan Sunday, restricting car use and limiting factory emissions in a last-minute push to clear smog-choked skies for the August Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Cambodia informs UN of alleged Thai incursion
Cambodia has complained to the U.N. Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Palestinian extremist dies in Lebanon
Palestinian security officials say the leader of an extremist Palestinian group has died from wounds sustained in a clash inside a refugee camp in south Lebanon...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Death toll in Taiwan storm rises to 19
Taiwanese officials say the death toll from flash floods triggered by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi has climbed to 19...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Pakistan army says it killed 15 militants
The Pakistan army says it has killed 15 militants and detained 60 others in a five-day military operation in part of the troubled northwest...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Sun Myung Moon released from hospital
The founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near Seoul...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Unification Church founder released from hospital
The founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near Seoul...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Police in India say 17 killed in bus accident
Police say a packed bus collided with a truck in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 17 people and wounding 35 others...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Turkey Kurdish rebels release German captives
Turkish officials say Kurdish rebels have released three Germans taken captive more than a week ago in eastern Turkey...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Brown urges end to settlement building
Visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Israel on Sunday to stop settlement construction, and offered additional financial support and police training to the Palestinian government...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Iran praises latest nuclear talks
State radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead."...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
German hostages freed in Turkey
Three German climbers taken hostage by Kurdish armed rebel group the PKK have been freed, officials say...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Guildford bomb campaigner dies
Sarah Conlon, whose husband Giuseppe and son, Gerry, were wrongly convicted over the Guildford IRA pub bombings dies...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Zimbabwe talks 'to move ahead'
Efforts to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe are close to making progress, Kenyan PM Raila Odinga tells the BBC...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Second absconder returned to jail
A second inmate who absconded from open prison in Tayside has been traced, Lothian and Borders Police confirm...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Families sue over aircraft deaths
The families of two backpackers, who were among 89 people killed in a plane crash in Thailand, plan to sue the airline...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Serious profits
Major money in casual gaming...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Live text - England v S Africa
South Africa stretch their lead past 150 on the third morning of the second Test, England taking just one further wicket...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Live text - Tour de France stage 15
Stage 15, 183km from Stage 15 from Embrun, across into Italy to the mountain-top finish at Prato Nevoso, begins three crucial days in the Alps for leader Cadel Evans...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Coping with MS
BBC journalist on a disease which plagues Scotland...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
A bank-note worth Z$100bn... that barely buys a loaf of bread
The central bank in Zimbabwe is to issue Z$100bn bank notes, as hyperinflation pushes prices in the country ever-higher...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Live text - Open day four
Veteran Greg Norman holds a two-shot lead as the final round of the Open at Royal Birkdale gets under way...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Brown in £30m Palestinian pledge
Gordon Brown announces £30m of British support for the Palestinian authority for development in the territories...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
HBOS to reveal share issue result
Halifax Bank of Scotland will reveal on Monday the level of investor demand for new shares in its £4bn rights issue...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
'Revolutionary' plans for welfare
Welfare reforms to be unveiled - including ending incapabity benefits - will "transform lives", says minister James Purnell...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Coalition 'bombs Afghan police'
At least 13 police and civilians are killed in two incidents involving international forces in Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Cameron not rejecting tax rises
Tory leader David Cameron refuses to reveal whether he would raise taxes if he becomes prime minister...
BBC News - July 20, 2008
Search continues for missing Fort Bliss soldier
A missing Fort Bliss soldier sent a text message about leaving her husband two days before she vanished, her sister said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows include Al Gore
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Dark Knight sets box office record with $66.4M
A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has set a single-day box office record by taking in $66.4 million on opening day...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Jolie and twins slip out of hospital in Nice
Angelina Jolie has left the building. Oh, and so have the twins...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Angelina Jolie, newborn twins leave hospital
Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins early Saturday left the French hospital where she gave birth, the Fondation Lenval said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Woman in Pa. baby mystery partially eviscerated
Investigators hoped to confirm Sunday the identity of a woman whose body was found bound with duct tape with her uterus cut open in the apartment of another woman who falsely claimed a newborn baby was her own...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Rapper DMX arrested at Phoenix mall
Rapper DMX has been arrested at a Phoenix mall on a felony charge of taking the identity of another...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses
The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Haren shuts down Dodgers in Diamondbacks win
Dan Haren threw seven scoreless innings and Conor Jackson homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Orioles rally twice, beat Tigers 11-10
Luke Scott homered in the bottom of the 10th, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 11-10 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Podsednik has four hits as Rockies top Pirates
Scott Podsednik had three doubles among his four hits and two runs scored, and Jorge De La Rosa pitched six gritty innings to give the Colorado Rockies a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Fogg, Votto lead Reds to 7-2 victory over Mets
Right-hander Josh Fogg extended his midseason resurgence by getting New York to hit into three double plays, and Joey Votto drove in three runs Saturday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Mets...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Venture capital investments hold steady in 2Q
The pace of U.S. venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 billion during the second quarter despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
Obama backs support in meeting with Afghan leaders
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Saturday with officials of a region of Afghanistan that has been a hotbed of Taliban and al-Qaida activity, offering his support for reconstruction and security there and throughout the country, an official said...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Guns ruling spawns legal challenges by felons
Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Busch falls short of NASCAR history in trucks race
Kyle Busch came up five spots short in his bid to make NASCAR history Saturday night and Johnny Benson took advantage, holding off Michael Annett to win the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Busch passes Johnson late to take Lifelock.com 400
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Search team finds no sign of Steve Fossett
A team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers has ended a weeklong hunt for Steve Fossett, finding no sign of the missing adventurer or his plane but eliminating miles of rugged terrain from areas that still must be searched...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Going small A Smart driving experience
Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
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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 20, 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 20, 2008
A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info
Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Obama breakfasts with troops in Kabul
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Iraqi refugees duped by smugglers promising Europe
In the depths of despair, Suzan doused herself and her 14-year-old daughter with gasoline and prepared to set them both on fire...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 2008
Afghan violence kills 14, including NATO soldier
Afghan troops clashed with Taliban insurgents attacking a supply convoy for NATO troops, killing nine militants, officials said Saturday, while roadside bombs killed a NATO soldier in a separate convoy and four policemen...
Southern Ledger - July 20, 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 20, 2008
German Love Parade festival draws dancing crowd
More than 1.5 million revelers danced through the streets of the western German city of Dortmund on Saturday at the annual Love Parade techno music festival...
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