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Global News Archive for July 2008:
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Pope meets with clergy abuse victims in Australia
Pope Benedict XVI met privately on Monday with Australians who were sexually abused as children by priests, in a gesture of contrition and concern over a scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic church...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Thailand, Cambodia begin peace talks
Cambodian and Thai military leaders began talks Monday aimed at resolving a lingering dispute over territory near a World Heritage Site temple, where more than 4,000 troops from the two sides have been deployed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Cambodia sees little hope for Thai talks
Cambodia and Thailand will begin talks Monday aimed at resolving a lingering dispute over territory near an World Heritage Site temple, where more than 4,000 troops from the two sides have been deployed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Break-in suspects found asleep on stolen goods
Police say a trail of pillows and backpacks led to two sleeping men who were arrested after a department store break-in...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
St. Louis-area firefighter dies in apparent ambush
Firefighters became victims of what appeared to be an ambush Monday when they were fired upon from a house as they worked to put out a vehicle fire across the street, police said. One young firefighter was killed, two police officers were wounded and the house where the shots were fired later burned to the ground...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Crash of B-52 bomber off Guam kills at least 2
The Air Force says at least two crew members are dead after the crash of a B-52 bomber off Guam...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Wie DQd from State Farm over scorecard mishap
After finishing Friday and Saturday in second place at the State Farm Classic, Michelle Wie was one good round away from finally living up to her deep potential...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Dodgers rally for 5 in 9th to beat Diamondbacks
Andre Ethier hit a go-ahead triple to highlight a five-run ninth-inning rally and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday. The Dodgers took two of three from Arizona to pull even with the Diamondbacks in the NL West...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Angels sweep Red Sox, K-Rod earns 40th save
With closer Francisco Rodriguez saving two-thirds of their wins, the Los Angeles Angels own the best record in baseball...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Radio host angers parents of autistic children
Radio talk show host Michael Savage, who described 99 percent of children with autism as brats, said Monday he was trying to "boldly awaken" parents to his view that many people are being wrongly diagnosed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
New York Times defends not running McCain op-ed
The New York Times defended its decision not to publish an op-ed article as submitted by Republican John McCain about the Iraq war on grounds it customarily reviews such pieces with the author...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 2008
Obama says situation in Afghanistan is precarious
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan "precarious" and "urgent."...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
AP IMPACT Big Oil profits steered to investors
As giant oil companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going?...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Big fight, little fallout after Icahn battles
Billionaire Carl Icahn may use the three board seats at Yahoo Inc. that he added to his collection on Monday to do ... not much...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Olympics ads pushing global, unified themes
Some ads preach unity and togetherness. Some celebrate the spirit of athleticism...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Rescuers search off Guam for crew of crashed B-52
Rescue crews were searching a vast area of floating debris and a sheen of oil Monday for crew members of an Air Force B-52 bomber that crashed off the island of Guam, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 2008
Merck and Schering delay 2Q reports to afternoon
Drug makers Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co. delayed their second-quarter results until after the closing bell Monday so investigators can present data from a study of their cholesterol drug Vytorin...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Fish pedicures Carp rid human feet of scaly skin
Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Storm drenches part of Yucatan and heads to Texas
Tropical Storm Dolly drenched a sparsely populated section of the Yucatan Peninsula on Monday and was poised to plunge into the Gulf of Mexico, where it could grow into a hurricane and move toward the Texas-Mexico border...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Explorer aims to educate youth on the environment
After traveling around the Arctic Circle alone, walking across South America, venturing through African war zones and hiking deep into the Amazon, Borneo and Sumatra jungles, Mike Horn is ready to embark on his most ambitious project yet...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Pope meets clergy sex abuse victims in Australia
Pope Benedict XVI ended his visit to Australia Monday by meeting with victims of sexual abuse inflicted by Roman Catholic clergy _ an issue that has scandalized the church at a time when the Vatican concedes it is struggling to draw people to its fold...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
3 Germans freed by Kurdish rebels head home
Three German climbers released nearly two weeks after being kidnapping by Kurdish rebels flew home to Germany on Monday, a report said...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Ex-commander of Croatian World War II camp dies
Dinko Sakic, the last known living commander of a World War II concentration camp, died overnight in a Croatian hospital while serving a 20-year sentence for war crimes, officials said Monday. He was 87...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Worse may come for epic lines at Tijuana crossing
It looks like any Southern California traffic jam _ except you can buy a cappuccino and a 4-foot statue of Jesus from your car while watching dogs sniff vehicles for drugs...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Israeli soldier filmed shooting near Palestinian
A human rights group has released a video that shows an Israeli soldier firing a rubber-coated bullet from close range toward the feet of a bound, blindfolded Palestinian man...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
US troops train Georgians amid tension
President Mikhail Saakashvili praised a joint military training program involving more than 1,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers at a former Soviet base Monday, amid heightened tensions with Moscow...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Top war crimes suspect Karadzic arrested in Serbia
The office of Serbian president says former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, a top war crimes suspect, has been arrested in Serbia...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Beijing has first workday under car restrictions
Traffic flowed a little smoother. Busy avenues had fewer cars. By nightfall, even the hazy sky had mostly cleared...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Key dates in Karadzics life
Key dates in the life of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, arrested Monday on U.N. genocide charges:...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Summary of charge against Karadzic
Under an indictment last amended in May 2000, the U.N. war crimes tribunal charged former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic with 15 counts of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocities committed between 1992 to 1996...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Excerpts of Radovan Karadzic indictment
Excerpts from the 1995 U.N. war crimes tribunal indictment charging former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and his wartime military commander, Gen. Ratko Mladic, with genocide and crimes against humanity in Bosnia:...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Karadzic Genocide suspect had long evaded justice
He was accused of masterminding massacres that the U.N. war crimes tribunal described as "scenes from hell, written on the darkest pages of human history."...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Radovan Karadzic arrested in Serbia
The office of Serbian president says former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, a top war crimes suspect, has been arrested in Serbia...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Key dates in Radovan Karadzics life
Key dates in the life of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, arrested Monday on U.N. genocide charges:...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Jail term for Winehouse husband
Singer Amy Winehouse's husband gets 27 months in jail for assault on a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Fight class divide, says Phillips
The Equality and Human Rights Commission must have the power to fight the class divide, chairman Trevor Phillips says...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Drug for deadly prostate cancer
Scientists say a drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer may be the most significant advance in the field for 70 years...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Sarkozy denies pressurising Irish
France's President Sarkozy plays down Lisbon Treaty tensions in Dublin, saying he is working on a "solution" with Irish leaders...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
In pictures
European premiere The Dark Knight in London's West End...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Batman film has London premiere
The Dark Knight, the latest Batman movie, has its European premiere in London...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
SAS to parachute sniffer dogs into war zones
The SAS is preparing to parachute dogs into some of the most dangerous war zones in the world...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
England crash to 10-wicket defeat
South Africa seal a 10-wicket win over England on the fourth day at Headingley to take a 1-0 lead into the final two Tests...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Prisoners 'sleeping in toilets'
Some prisoners are living and sleeping in toilets because of increased overcrowding, a report says...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Supermarkets reduce petrol prices
Retailers Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's say they will lower the price of petrol, prompted by falling oil prices...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
UK 'must uphold' Iraq commitment
The UK must keep its commitment to helping Iraqi forces, MPs say - ahead of a statement by Gordon Brown...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
NZ murder victim family's despair
The Welsh family of a man stabbed to death in a double murder in New Zealand speak of their devastation...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Serbia captures fugitive Karadzic
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, is captured in Serbia...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
McCanns vow to continue searching
The parents of Madeleine McCann insist they "will never give up" on her, as Portuguese officials end their status as suspects...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Pope meets with clergy abuse victims in Australia
Pope Benedict XVI met privately on Monday with Australians who were sexually abused as children by priests, in a gesture of contrition and concern over a scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic church...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Thailand, Cambodia begin peace talks
Cambodian and Thai military leaders began talks Monday aimed at resolving a lingering dispute over territory near a World Heritage Site temple, where more than 4,000 troops from the two sides have been deployed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Cambodia sees little hope for Thai talks
Cambodia and Thailand will begin talks Monday aimed at resolving a lingering dispute over territory near an World Heritage Site temple, where more than 4,000 troops from the two sides have been deployed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 2008
Family Missing Fort Bliss soldier found alive
A Fort Bliss soldier considered missing and endangered has been found hurt but alive, her sister said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Richard Roeper leaving popular movie review show
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper says he is leaving the nationally syndicated show "At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper" after eight seasons...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Firefighter killed in St. Louis-area standoff
A suburban St. Louis firefighter was shot to death Monday and two other emergency workers were injured in a standoff with a gunman...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Hurricane watch issued for parts of Texas, Mexico
A hurricane watch has been issued for parts of the Texas and Mexico coasts as Tropical Storm Dolly enters the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Fish pedicures Carp rid human feet of scaly skin
Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
On U.S.-Canadian border, smuggling seen down
Summer is usually a busy time for both the Border Patrol and smugglers who try to enter the U.S. illegally via Lake Champlain, but authorities says organized smuggling in the area is way down this season...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Dodgers rally for 5 in 9th to beat Diamondbacks
Andre Ethier hit a go-ahead triple to highlight a five-run ninth-inning rally and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday. The Dodgers took two of three from Arizona to pull even with the Diamondbacks in the NL West...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Angels sweep Red Sox, K-Rod earns 40th save
With closer Francisco Rodriguez saving two-thirds of their wins, the Los Angeles Angels own the best record in baseball...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Padraig Harrington wins 2nd straight British Open
Padraig Harrington enjoys few moments more than the walk down 18th fairway of a century-old links course, especially with a four-shot lead in the British Open and the engraver putting the final touches on the oldest trophy in golf...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Yahoo settles with Icahn to avert control battle
Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn to avoid a battle for control of the company...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Hasbro posts 2nd-qtr profit, beats Wall St. view
Toymaker Hasbro Inc. said Monday second-quarter profit rose, helped by demand for "Star Wars"- and "Indiana Jones"- related toys and the benefit of a weaker dollar...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Obama begins firsthand look at Baghdad
Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he has long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Barack Obama begins firsthand inspection of Iraq
Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he has long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Barack Obama spends less in June, saves resources
Barack Obama cut back on his spending in June after securing the Democratic presidential nomination, building up his cash on hand as Republican rival John McCain outspent him with a heavy dose of television advertising...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 2008
B-52 bomber carrying 6 crashes off Guam
An Air Force B-52 bomber carrying six crew members and en route to conduct a flyover in a parade crashed off the island of Guam, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 2008
Without Wie, Oh wins State Farm in playoff
Second-year LPGA golfer Ji Young Oh won her first tournament Sunday, sinking a 6-inch putt for par to win the State Farm Classic in a playoff over rookie Yani Tseng...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Merck and Schering delay 2Q reports to afternoon
Drug makers Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co. delayed their second-quarter results until after the closing bell Monday so investigators can present data from a study of their cholesterol drug Vytorin...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Roche offers $43.7B for rest of Genentech
Swiss drugmaker Roche on Monday offered $43.7 billion for the remaining shares of its U.S. biotech partner Genentech Inc. in a move to boost its stature in the market for drugs to fight cancer and other diseases...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Rescuers search off Guam for crew of crashed B-52
Rescue crews were searching a vast area of floating debris and a sheen of oil Monday for crew members of an Air Force B-52 bomber that crashed off the island of Guam, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Obama says situation in Afghanistan is precarious
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan "precarious" and "urgent."...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Plea deal unlikely before Gitmo trial
A last-minute plea deal could halt the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay on Monday, but military lawyers and observers say that appears extremely unlikely at this late stage...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Former bin Laden driver pleads not guilty
The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo began Monday with a not guilty plea from a former driver for Osama bin Laden...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Plea deal unlikely before 1st Guantanamo trial
A last-minute plea deal could halt the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay on Monday, but military lawyers and observers say that appears extremely unlikely at this late stage...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Plea deal unlikely before Gitmo war crimes trial
A last-minute plea deal could halt the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay on Monday, but military lawyers and observers say that appears extremely unlikely at this late stage...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
3 Germans freed by Kurdish rebels head home
Three German climbers released nearly two weeks after being kidnapping by Kurdish rebels flew home to Germany on Monday, a report said...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Ex-commander of Croatian World War II camp dies
Dinko Sakic, the last known living commander of a World War II concentration camp, died overnight in a Croatian hospital while serving a 20-year sentence for war crimes, officials said Monday. He was 87...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Storm drenches part of Yucatan and heads to Texas
Tropical Storm Dolly drenched a sparsely populated section of the Yucatan Peninsula on Monday and was poised to plunge into the Gulf of Mexico, where it could grow into a hurricane and move toward the Texas-Mexico border...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
15 French nuke workers are exposed to radioactivity
Electricite de France says 15 workers were exposed to radioactive contamination while carrying out maintenance at a nuclear plant in the French Alps...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Explorer aims to educate youth on the environment
After traveling around the Arctic Circle alone, walking across South America, venturing through African war zones and hiking deep into the Amazon, Borneo and Sumatra jungles, Mike Horn is ready to embark on his most ambitious project yet...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Pope meets clergy sex abuse victims in Australia
Pope Benedict XVI ended his visit to Australia Monday by meeting with victims of sexual abuse inflicted by Roman Catholic clergy _ an issue that has scandalized the church at a time when the Vatican concedes it is struggling to draw people to its fold...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Bhutan formally adopts new constitution
The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan has formally adopted a new constitution that transforms it from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy, a move initiated by its royal family...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
At least 6 die in fierce fighting in Pakistan
Militants fired on security forces patrolling a restive area in southwestern Pakistan, triggering fierce fighting that left six troops and an unknown number of insurgents dead, the military said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Estonian skydiver killed by rotating propeller
Authorities say a skydiver was killed when she walked into a spinning aircraft propeller at an airfield in Estonia...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Ofsted says tests narrow learning
England's education inspectorate, Ofsted, says some schools narrow the curriculum by "teaching to the test"...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Jackson 'malfunction' fine axed
US judges throw out a $550,000 fine against CBS for showing Janet Jackson's 2004 Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction"...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Labour MP set to quit over health
Labour MP Tony Wright says he will be standing down at the next election for health reasons...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Burma aid effort 'requires $1bn'
Relief and reconstruction work in Burma after Cyclone Nargis will cost at least $1bn, say the UN and regional body Asean...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
France backs constitution reform
French lawmakers back President Sarkozy's plans to rewrite the country's constitution - in a razor-edge vote...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Stone-throwing car death arrests
Witnesses report seeing stones being thrown from the side of a main road before a fatal road crash...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
AU rejects Bashir Darfur charges
The African Union calls for war crimes accusations against Sudan's president to be dropped...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Bin Laden's driver denies charges
A former driver of Osama Bin Laden pleads not guilty at the first war crimes trial to be held in Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
TV contestant guilty of attack
A former reality TV show contestant and another man are found guilty of assaulting a 16-year-old boy...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Man admits Scots tourist's murder
A man admits beating and kicking to death a 52-year-old Scottish holidaymaker in the Canary Islands...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Fake accent
A top voice coach explains how to sound American...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Racing revival
No new tracks for 80 years, then two at once. Why?...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Ferguson warns Ronaldo over Real
Sir Alex Ferguson warns Cristiano Ronaldo that moving to Real Madrid would be the 'worst thing' for his career...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
In hiding
Opposition officials in Zimbabwe living in fear...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
One year on
Has Beckham move had an impact on US football?...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
How holidaymakers managed to catch the wrong plane
A family realise they are on the wrong plane only when the air hostess says "welcome to Turkey"...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Princess's dress gets an outing 27 years after royal wedding
The Princess Royal attends a royal wedding in the same dress that she wore to the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Canoe couple photo 'sums up case'
A photograph of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife in Panama "sums up the case", a court hears...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Doctor murder accused 'snapped'
A law student accused of stabbing his guardian to death "snapped" with the pressure of failing his exams, a jury hears...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Winehouse's husband jailed
Singer Amy Winehouse's husband is jailed for an assault on a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Batman film to make London debut
The Dark Knight, the latest Batman movie, is to receive its European premiere in London shortly...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
'Work for benefits' plan unveiled
Long-term jobless people will have to undertake community work or lose benefits under proposed welfare reforms...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Climate film 'broke rules'
A controversial Channel 4 film on global warming broke Ofcom rules on impartiality and fairness, the regulator says...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Father charged over death crash
A Lincolnshire father appears in court charged with causing the deaths of four of his seven children by dangerous driving...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Madeleine police inquiry shelved
The parents of Madeleine McCann and another Briton are no longer considered suspects in her disappearance, say prosecutors...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Zimbabwe leaders agree talks pact
Zimbabwe's president and opposition leader sign an agreement to hold talks on the country's political crisis...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Family Missing Fort Bliss soldier found alive
A Fort Bliss soldier considered missing and endangered has been found hurt but alive, her sister said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Sister Missing Fort Bliss soldier found alive
A Fort Bliss soldier considered missing and endangered has been found hurt but alive, her sister says...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Unfathomable end for victim of womb-slash slay
Authorities say a slain pregnant woman may have been alive and was possibly drugged when a baby was ripped from her womb, allegedly by a woman who tried to pass the infant off as her own...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Game show Deal goes daily with big money, Mandel
Howie Mandel, the models, the banker and the briefcases all will be in place when the syndicated version of "Deal or No Deal" premieres in September _ along with cash for viewers as well as contestants...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Fish pedicures Carp rid human feet of scaly skin
Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
On U.S.-Canadian border, smuggling seen down
Summer is usually a busy time for both the Border Patrol and smugglers who try to enter the U.S. illegally via Lake Champlain, but authorities says organized smuggling in the area is way down this season...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Barack Obama spends less in June, saves resources
Barack Obama cut back on his spending in June after securing the Democratic presidential nomination, building up his cash on hand as Republican rival John McCain outspent him with a heavy dose of television advertising...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Barack Obama in Baghdad to meet with US commanders
A U.S. Embassy official said Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Iraq on Monday where he will meet with commanders and troops in a war he has long opposed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Angels sweep Red Sox, K-Rod earns 40th save
With closer Francisco Rodriguez saving two-thirds of their wins, the Los Angeles Angels own the best record in baseball...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Padraig Harrington wins 2nd straight British Open
Padraig Harrington enjoys few moments more than the walk down 18th fairway of a century-old links course, especially with a four-shot lead in the British Open and the engraver putting the final touches on the oldest trophy in golf...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Kotchmans 2-run double lifts Angels over Red Sox
Casey Kotchman hit a two-run double to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Sunday for their fifth straight victory...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Barack Obama begins firsthand inspection of Iraq
Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he has long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Obama says situation in Afghanistan is precarious
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan "precarious" and "urgent."...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
B-52 bomber carrying 6 crashes off Guam
An Air Force B-52 bomber carrying six crew members and en route to conduct a flyover in a parade crashed off the island of Guam, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 2008
Obama begins firsthand look at Baghdad
Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he has long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Without Wie, Oh wins State Farm in playoff
Second-year LPGA golfer Ji Young Oh won her first tournament Sunday, sinking a 6-inch putt for par to win the State Farm Classic in a playoff over rookie Yani Tseng...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Rescuers search off Guam for crew of crashed B-52
Rescue crews were searching a vast area of floating debris and a sheen of oil Monday for crew members of an Air Force B-52 bomber that crashed off the island of Guam, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Cambodia sees little hope for Thai talks
Cambodia and Thailand will begin talks Monday aimed at resolving a lingering dispute over territory near an World Heritage Site temple, where more than 4,000 troops from the two sides have been deployed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Pope meets with clergy abuse victims in Australia
Pope Benedict XVI met privately on Monday with Australians who were sexually abused as children by priests, in a gesture of contrition and concern over a scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic church...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 2008
Thailand, Cambodia begin peace talks
Cambodian and Thai military leaders began talks Monday aimed at resolving a lingering dispute over territory near a World Heritage Site temple, where more than 4,000 troops from the two sides have been deployed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Beijing traffic cut to help clear air for Olympics
Morning haze hung over Beijing on Monday, the first workday for restrictions on car use under a bold plan to clear the Olympic city of its notorious smog-choked skies...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Kenya blocks aid work in restive west
Kenyan armed forces are preventing aid workers from helping homeless, hungry families caught between a brutal militia and an army crackdown, an aid agency said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Kenyan forces block aid work in restive west
Kenyan armed forces are preventing aid workers from helping homeless, hungry families caught between a brutal militia and an army crackdown, an aid agency said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
2 admit minor charges in UK terror trial
Two more defendants accused of plotting to detonate liquid explosives aboard trans-Atlantic jets have pleaded guilty to lesser charges in London...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Ex-Marine, daughter abducted near Manila
Gunmen kidnapped a retired U.S. Marine and his daughter from their Philippine home, but released the former serviceman three hours later after demanding a ransom for his daughter, police said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Plea deal unlikely before Gitmo war crimes trial
A last-minute plea deal could halt the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay on Monday, but military lawyers and observers say that appears extremely unlikely at this late stage...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Plea deal unlikely before Gitmo trial
A last-minute plea deal could halt the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay on Monday, but military lawyers and observers say that appears extremely unlikely at this late stage...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Iraq US arrests Iran-linked militant
The U.S. military in Iraq says it has arrested a suspected propaganda expert linked to a militant group that receives training from Iran...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
US military arrests Iran-linked militant
The U.S. military in Iraq says it has arrested a suspected propaganda expert linked to a militant group that receives training from Iran...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Vietnam seizes nearly 4 tons of bullets
An official says authorities in southern Vietnam have seized nearly 4 tons of Vietnam War-era bullets from fishermen...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
6 Pakistani troops killed in southwest
The Pakistani military says six troops and an unknown number of militants have died in fighting in the southwest...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Facebook challenges German rival
Germany's Studivz says the intellectual property dispute that Facebook has brought against it is without merit...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Animal tissue rejection advance
Scientists have found a way to overcome the problem of the human body rejecting animal parts used in transplants...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Lab animal numbers continue trend
The number of animals used in UK labs for scientific experiments is now more than three million - a level not seen since 1991...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Dark Knight takes a record $155m
New Batman film The Dark Knight sets a box office record after taking $155m on its opening weekend in the US and Canada...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
EU offers 60% cut in farm tariffs
The European Union offers to reduce agricultural tariffs by 60% to kick-start trade talks in Geneva...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Indian MPs hold confidence debate
India's parliament holds a two-day debate ahead of a vote of confidence over a controversial nuclear deal with the US...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
HBOS investors snub share issue
The UK's biggest mortgage lender HBOS says only 8% of its £4bn share issue was taken up by existing investors...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Ivory Coast halves government pay
The salaries of Ivory Coast ministers are halved to pay for a fuel price cut...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Barack Obama begins visit to Iraq
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrives in Iraq on the second stage of a major foreign tour...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Man in court after pursuit death
A 23-year-old man appears in court accused of death by dangerous driving after a man died during a police pursuit on a motorway...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Green light for massive wind farm
Europe's largest onshore wind farm will be built near Abington in South Lanarkshire, it is announced...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
'Excess aerosol use' caused blast
An explosion which left four girls with serious burns was caused by excessive use of aerosol cans, an inquiry finds...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
RIR troops hurt in Taleban attack
Six Royal Irish Regiment soldiers are injured in an attack by the Taleban in Afghanistan, according to the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Talking Shop:
Theo Paphitis on the secrets of the Dragons' Den...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Makelele leaves Chelsea for Paris St Germain
Veteran French midfielder Claude Makelele leaves Chelsea to sign for Paris St Germain...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Speak American?
A top accent coach explains how to sound convincing...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
London car show
Car firms wow an audience spooked by economic gloom...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Oyster card hack to be unveiled
A Dutch judge rules that details of how to copy Oyster cards can be published...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
McCartney wows Quebec after row
Sir Paul McCartney performs his greatest hits and speaks French to more than 200,000 fans at a Quebec concert opposed by nationalists...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Live text - England v S Africa
Alastair Cook and nightwatchman James Anderson defy the South African pace attack for the first hour of day four of the second Test at Headingley...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Air plot accused admit nuisance
Two more defendants accused of plotting to blow up planes plead guilty to conspiring to commit public nuisance...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Fear over pandemic disease effort
More needs to be done to protect against outbreaks of infectious diseases, a Lords report says...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Benefit shake-up 'revolutionary'
Benefit claimants could be forced to pick up litter and clean off graffiti, under plans due to be unveiled by ministers...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Brown warns Iran over nuclear plans
UK prime minister Gordon Brown warns Iran over its nuclear programme as he addresses Israel's parliament...
BBC News - July 21, 2008
Climate film 'broke rules'
A controversial Channel 4 film on global warming broke Ofcom rules on impartiality and fairness, the regulator says...
BBC News - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest
A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Tropical Storm Cristobal brushes N.C. coast
Tropical Storm Cristobal dumped rain and brought rough seas to the North Carolina coast Sunday, and forecasters predicted the system was headed for the open Atlantic...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Obama spends less in June Clinton $25.2M in debt
Barack Obama cut back on his spending in June after securing the Democratic presidential nomination, building up his cash on hand as Republican rival John McCain outspent him with a heavy dose of television advertising...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Without Wie, Oh wins State Farm in playoff
Second-year LPGA golfer Ji Young Oh won her first tournament Sunday, sinking a 6-inch putt for par to win the State Farm Classic in a playoff over rookie Yani Tseng...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Padraig Harrington wins 2nd straight British Open
Padraig Harrington enjoys few moments more than the walk down 18th fairway of a century-old links course, especially with a four-shot lead in the British Open and the engraver putting the final touches on the oldest trophy in golf...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Kotchmans 2-run double lifts Angels over Red Sox
Casey Kotchman hit a two-run double to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Sunday for their fifth straight victory...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Dodgers rally for 5 in ninth to beat Diamondbacks
Andre Ethier hit a go-ahead triple to highlight a five-run ninth-inning rally and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
League of Conservation Voters to endorse Obama
In an election all about change, environmental groups are doing the usual _ endorsing the Democratic presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 2008
Barack Obama meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai
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 21, 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 21, 2008
British leader urges end to settlement building
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Israel to stop settlement construction...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
China will abide by foreign media commitments
Beijing will abide by its commitments to provide unfettered access for foreign reporters during the Olympic Games, a government spokesman said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Democrat Barack Obama spends shy of $26M in June
Democrat Barack Obama reports spending $25.6 million in June for his presidential campaign, his lowest monthly operating costs of the year...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2008
Cambodia sees little hope for Thai talks
Cambodia and Thailand will begin talks Monday aimed at resolving a lingering dispute over territory near an World Heritage Site temple, where more than 4,000 troops from the two sides have been deployed...
Southern Ledger - July 21, 2008
Pope meets with clergy abuse victims in Australia
Pope Benedict XVI met privately on Monday with Australians who were sexually abused as children by priests, in a gesture of contrition and concern over a scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic church...
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