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Suri Cruise tops Forbes.com list of Hottest Tots
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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The New Frugality Americans return to thriftiness
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Mammoth task Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Rebels No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ben Affleck visits refugee camps in eastern Congo
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
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Detroit mayor rejects plea deal in assault case
Prosecutors made a "limited-time offer" Friday to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Resign by Sept. 3 in exchange for the dismissal of one of two assault charges against him. Kilpatrick rejected the deal, which a mayoral spokesman dismissed as grandstanding...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Teens tough act may have had role in shooting
Tough-talking Ryan McDonald grew up in a rough blue-collar neighborhood, teased as "Mr. Clean" since childhood after an ailment left him permanently bald...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
On the 5th day of Fay, cleanup begins in Fla.
STEINHATCHEE, Fla. _ As Tropical Storm Fay finally got on track Friday to make its way out of Florida, flood-stricken homeowners got saw an encouraging sign: Muddy brown water lines began appearing on the sides of homes, a clue that floodwaters were receding...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Rep Ed McMahon sells home, not to Trump
Ed McMahon is on the move.A spokesman for the former "Tonight" Show sidekick says McMahon has agreed to a deal with a private buyer for his hilltop home...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Michael Phelps to write new book
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Barack Obama prepares to name running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama prepares to name veep
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama is hours away from naming running mate
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Harris hits grand slam, 2-run homer to lead Nats
Willie Harris hit his first career grand slam and a two-run homer, and the Washington Nationals overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 13-5 Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Boeing weighs exiting $35B tanker competition
Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of the politically-charged bidding for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months by the Pentagon to put together a competitive offer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Feds Fire took down building next to twin towers
Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Signs of pullback by Russian forces in Georgia
There are signs of a promised Russian pullback from positions deep in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russian convoy heads away from Georgian base
A large Russian armored column has been seen moving away from a base deep in Georgia amid promises of a pullback...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Typhoon Nuri weakens as it lands in Hong Kong
Typhoon Nuri weakened to a severe tropical storm as it landed in Hong Kong on Friday, bringing strong winds and rainfall...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Sadrists denounce emerging US-Iraq deal
Several thousand supporters of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protested Friday against an emerging U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, saying it would turn Iraq into a U.S. colony...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Abandoned synagogue gives shelter in Ossetian war
When Georgian rockets began falling on this sleepy capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia, Zemfira Tibilova and her neighbors ran to a century-old brick synagogue...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Aide Iraqs al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years
Militant Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Dutch, US forces seize cocaine in Caribbean
The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter that had set sail from Venezuela, Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas
Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. But the United States and France protested the withdrawal was not complete...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Philippine peace on shaky ground after attacks
The latest violence in the southern Philippines took the government _ and the military _ by surprise, coming just weeks after Muslim rebels initialed a peace accord...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US 30 militants killed in west Afghanistan clash
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Wife of kidnapped Iraqi Olympic head seeks justice
The head of the Iraqi Olympics Committee had just finished his speech when gunmen stormed into the hall...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Nuclear group delays decision on India trade ban
The global body that governs the legal trade in nuclear materials postponed a decision Friday on whether to give New Delhi access to nuclear fuel and technology _ a blow to a landmark deal between Washington and New Delhi...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Israel warns activists against sailing to Gaza
Israel on Friday issued a tough threat against activists sailing toward the Gaza Strip with a delivery of humanitarian supplies, calling the mission an unacceptable provocation and saying all options were under consideration...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Provisions of the Georgia-Russia truce agreement
Provisions of the agreement reached between Georgia and Russia to end fighting in Georgia. Text is according to the Kremlin following the Aug. 13 announcement of the agreement. Below the text is explanation of Russian plans for a withdrawal and "additional security measures" allowed under point 5...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
A look at Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan
Key facts about Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan.BORN: July 21, 1956 in Karachi...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Some of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan
Some of the deadliest attacks on Pakistani government or military targets since the siege of the Red Mosque in July 2007:...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 508
As of Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at least 508 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Watchdog tallies pressure on activists at Olympics
Media monitor Reporters Without Borders said Friday at least 47 foreign pro-Tibetan activists have been expelled and 22 foreign journalists detained or manhandled by police or other authorities during the Beijing Olympics...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
New winners for oldest book prize
Two writers pick up £10,000 each and become the latest winners of Britain's oldest literary awards for fiction and biography...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Hope over 'early arthritis test'
A new way of scanning joints which may reveal early warning signs of arthritis is being developed by US experts...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Funerals held for Madrid victims
The first funerals are held for victims of Wednesday's plane crash in Madrid, which claimed 153 lives...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Body found at worker search dump
A body is found at a County Antrim landfill site where a man was reporting missing on Thursday evening...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Fresh action over coastguard pay
Contingency plans are put in place to provide emergency cover during a strike by Maritime and Coastguard Agency staff...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Another Big Brother TV contestant is shown the door marked 'Exit'
Student Nicole Cammack is the 10th contestant to be evicted from the Big Brother house after losing out in the public vote...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Pietersen inspires England to win
Captain Kevin Pietersen leads England to a hard-fought 20-run victory over South Africa in the opening day-night international...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Real change Robinho transfer tack
Real Madrid say they will not keep Robinho at the club against his will...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Black hole star mystery 'solved'
Astronomers shed light on how stars can form around a massive black hole, defying conventional wisdom...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
TV schedules 'need entertainment'
Media regulator Ofcom puts too much pressure on TV channels to "worthy" shows, ITV director Peter Fincham says...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
US troops 'to quit Iraq by 2011'
US combat troops could leave Iraq by 2011 under a deal awaiting approval by Baghdad, a top Iraqi official says...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Foreign missionaries defy ban during Olympics
Christian groups who flouted a Chinese ban on foreign missionaries are calling their underground evangelizing during the Olympic Games a success...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Detroit mayor offered plea deal in assault case
A prosecutor has offered a plea deal to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in his assault case, saying one of two charges would be dropped if Kilpatrick resigns...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Ask AP Making hydrogen, baseballs trade deadline
It happens in the middle of every baseball season: The trading deadline approaches and rumors fly about pitching aces and All-Star sluggers getting sent to contending teams for a playoff run...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Michael Phelps to write new book
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Wire actress arrested on minor drug charge
An actress who appeared on the HBO series "The Wire" has been arrested on minor drug charges...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Legal dispute among The Doors nears end
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Faded rocker Glitter finally arrives in Britain
A British news agency says that disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has returned to London...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Death toll at 5 as Fay pours more rain on Florida
Tropical Storm Fay hobbled across Florida for a fifth day Friday as the death toll from the lingering storm rose to five in the state...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Court turns down Khodorkovsky parole bid
A Russian court rejected jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky request for parole on Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Barack Obama prepares to name running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama prepares to name veep
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field that included at least one dark horse...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Obama is hours away from naming running mate
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Feds Fire took down building next to twin towers
Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Bernanke Financial crisis taking toll on economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis that has pounded the country _ coupled with higher inflation _ is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Georgia sees Russia scheming to stay longer
At the Russian-controlled roadblocks around Gori, the deadpan soldiers are firm but restrained, searching cars and checking identification, but not too rigorously...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
ACC to struggle for respect, Big East recovering
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Report Al-Qaida claims deadly Algeria attacks
The pan-Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera says a North African branch of Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for recent attacks in Algeria that killed 55 people...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Warship tracks 3 ships, 57 crew seized off Somalia
A warship from an international naval force has been deployed to track three vessels and their 57 crew members that were hijacked in an unprecedented spate of attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia, a maritime official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Attack forces Indonesian Christians off campus
Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Over 40 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan officials said Friday. Another 11 militants reportedly died in a separate clash in the south...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Israeli police quiz Olmert on graft suspicions
An Israeli police spokesman says investigators are quizzing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a corruption probe that has already forced him to announce his resignation...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Signs of pullback by Russian forces in Georgia
There are signs of a promised Russian pullback from positions deep in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russian convoy heads away from Georgian base
A large Russian armored column has been seen moving away from a base deep in Georgia amid promises of a pullback...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Typhoon Nuri weakens as it lands in Hong Kong
Typhoon Nuri weakened to a severe tropical storm as it landed in Hong Kong on Friday, bringing strong winds and rainfall...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Sadrists denounce emerging US-Iraq deal
Several thousand supporters of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protested Friday against an emerging U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, saying it would turn Iraq into a U.S. colony...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Iraqi troops kill guard in Sadr City raid
Supporters of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr say Iraqi troops have raided an al-Sadr stronghold, killing one of his guards and arresting another...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Aide Iraqs al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years
Militant Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Dutch, US forces seize cocaine in Caribbean
The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter that had set sail from Venezuela, Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Report train derails in Portugal, 1 dead, 25 hurt
Portuguese news reports say a train has derailed near a northern town and at least one person is dead while about 25 people are injured...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Nuclear exporters continue to mull India trade ban
U.S. negotiators headed into a second day of talks Friday seeking approval from countries for a landmark deal that would allow India to legally import nuclear materials...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Aborigine wants boomerang to return from Britain
An Aboriginal leader said Friday he wants a boomerang to return to Australia more than 300 years after it was taken as a souvenir by celebrated British explorer Capt. James Cook...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Ticket complaints soar in August
Complaints about ticket scams rise amid claims that companies have failed to deliver passes to big summer festivals and gigs...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Portugal train plunges off rails
A train carrying about 50 people derails in Portugal, leaving one passenger dead, some injured and others trapped...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Zardari nominated to be president
Pakistan's biggest party, the PPP, nominates its leader, Asif Zardari, to succeed Pervez Musharraf as the country's president...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Somali insurgents 'take key port'
Islamist insurgents in Somalia say they have taken control of Kismayo port, after heavy fighting there and in the capital...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
US troops 'to quit Iraq by 2011'
US combat troops could leave Iraq by 2011 under a deal awaiting approval by Baghdad, a top Iraqi official says...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Olympic probe into gymnasts' ages
The IOC says it has asked China for more proof that none of its winning women's team were under-age...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Rail services resume after floods
The line between Dundee and Aberdeen reopens, and train services resume, after work to clear a landslip and flooding ends...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Man jailed for 'no mercy' attack
A man is jailed after attacking an 83-year-old grandmother with a shelf in her home...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Worker search continues at dump
The search continues for a 23-year-old man who went missing at a landfill site in the Mallusk area of County Antrim...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Turning tables
Five 'fairer' ways to do the Olympic medals table...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Coming down
How do you blow up a 76m cooling tower, safely?...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Baby death Rottweiler 'had no exercise'
A dog which mauled its owners' grandson to death had not been walked for five months before the attack, an inquest hears...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Not listening!
How can Gordon Brown reconnect with voters?...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Puppy love: Argentine dog keeps abandoned baby safe with own litter
Dog touches hearts by saving an abandoned baby...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
P-p-p... pick up a book-loving partner on new dating website
Penguin launches an online dating website with Match.com to bring lovelorn literature fans together...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Jams as holiday getaway under way
Traffic jams greet the start of the August Bank Holiday weekend as millions of Britons begin short breaks...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Live text - England v South Africa
A stand of 158 between Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff helps England set South Africa 276 to win the first ODI...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Robinho angles for Chelsea switch
Brazil forward Robinho is determined to leave Real Madrid and sign for Chelsea...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Firm 'broke rules' over data loss
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith blames a private contractor for losing details of criminals held on a computer memory stick...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
'Chain of faults' in Madrid crash
Spanish investigators believe a string of faults, rather than a single engine failure, probably caused the Madrid air crash...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Asian police chief in race claim
The country's most senior Asian police officer lodges a claim of racial discrimination against the Metropolitan Police...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Bolt grabs third Olympic gold
Usain Bolt wins a third Olympic gold, in a third world record time, as Jamaica storm to victory in the men's 4x100m...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Russia says withdrawal complete
Russia says its withdrawal from Georgia is complete, but the US says Moscow is "not in compliance" with a ceasefire deal...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Terror arrests link to PM threat
The arrests of three men over terror offences are linked to a probe into threats to kill the prime minister, the BBC learns...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Police special forces with orders to kill headed into the hinterlands of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, seeking Muslim rebels responsible for shooting and hacking 37 people to death in a brutal rampage that has left peace prospects in tatters...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
The beleaguered Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerrillas shot or hacked 37 people to death...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Ask AP Making hydrogen, baseballs trade deadline
It happens in the middle of every baseball season: The trading deadline approaches and rumors fly about pitching aces and All-Star sluggers getting sent to contending teams for a playoff run...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Universities try to control students off campus
Ah, life in the university district. Cheap ethnic food. Vibrant street life. Fresh-faced students whizzing by on bicycles...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
2 Marines refusing to testify ordered to court
A judge has ordered two Marines to disclose whether they will testify against their former squad leader who is the first to be tried under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former combatants for war crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Legal dispute among The Doors nears end
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Faded rocker Glitter finally arrives in Britain
A British news agency says that disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has returned to London...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
La Misma Luna sweeps Imagen Awards
"La Misma Luna" swept the honors at the 23nd annual Imagen Awards...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Iraq deal hovers over presidential campaign
Republican presidential candidate John McCain prides himself on being gung-ho about pursuing the Iraq war even if it hurts him politically. Recent events in Baghdad threaten to put him still farther out on a limb, however, as the Bush administration works toward a troop withdrawal schedule that is more aggressive than McCain envisions...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russian oil tycoons parole bid rejected
A Russian court rejected jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky request for parole on Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Billionaires say US debts need attention
Two billionaires used the screening of a documentary in theaters across the United States on Thursday to urge the country to come to grips with its staggering debt load...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Analysis Iraq deal hovers over campaign
Republican presidential candidate John McCain prides himself on being gung-ho about pursuing the Iraq war even if it hurts him politically. Recent events in Baghdad threaten to put him still farther out on a limb, however, as the Bush administration works toward a troop withdrawal schedule that is more aggressive than McCain envisions...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Unsung Holocaust hero celebrates 100th
Andre Steiner was the muscle behind one of the most daring _ and overlooked _ missions to save Jews during the Holocaust...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Giants beat Marlins 4-3 on wild pitch in 9th
Emmanuel Burriss scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory over the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Court turns down Khodorkovsky parole bid
A Russian court rejected jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky request for parole on Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
A gauge indicating that overheated air was entering a Spanair jetliner forced pilots to abandon a takeoff about an hour before the plane crashed in flames, but airline officials refused to speculate Thursday on the cause of the accident that killed 153 people...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Iraq and the U.S. have reached preliminary agreement to withdraw American forces from Iraqi cities by next June, six years into the increasingly unpopular war, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday after meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Foreign missionaries defy ban during Olympics
Christian groups who flouted a Chinese ban on foreign missionaries are calling their underground evangelizing during the Olympic Games a success...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Australian official euthanize lost baby whale
An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Russian forces lingered deep in Georgia on Thursday, digging trenches and setting up mortars a day before Kremlin officials promised to complete a troop withdrawal from this former Soviet republic...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
A French patrol marches up a rocky and dusty Afghan mountain pass. Suddenly, Taliban insurgents open fire from front and back, setting off an hours-long gunfight _ the deadliest for allied forces in Afghanistan in more than three years...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Georgia sees Russia scheming to stay longer
At the Russian-controlled roadblocks around Gori, the deadpan soldiers are firm but restrained, searching cars and checking identification, but not too rigorously...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Australian officials euthanize lost baby whale
An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale that spent nearly a week bonding with boats in waters off north Sydney was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Injured lost baby whale euthanized in Australia
An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Report Al-Qaida claims deadly Algeria attacks
The pan-Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera says a North African branch of Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for recent attacks in Algeria that killed 55 people...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Warship tracks 3 ships, 57 crew seized off Somalia
A warship from an international naval force has been deployed to track three vessels and their 57 crew members that were hijacked in an unprecedented spate of attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia, a maritime official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Attack forces Indonesian Christians off campus
Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Panama creates controversial intelligence force
Panama, which has no army, is creating a new intelligence agency and a border police force, prompting concerns of a return to its militarized past...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Actor Jean Reno released from Martinique hospital
French actor Jean Reno has been released from a hospital in the Caribbean island of Martinique after falling ill...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Over 40 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan officials said Friday. Another 11 militants reportedly died in a separate clash in the south...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Israeli police quiz Olmert on graft suspicions
An Israeli police spokesman says investigators are quizzing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a corruption probe that has already forced him to announce his resignation...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
3 US citizens ordered back to prison in Montenegro
A Montenegrin court said Friday it ordered three U.S. citizens and seven other ethnic Albanians back to prison after convicting them of plotting a rebellion to establish an Albanian autonomous region within the Adriatic country...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US expresses concern for Chinese activists
The United States is concerned about two prominent Chinese human rights activists who went missing just before and during the Beijing Olympics, an embassy spokeswoman said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Official Warship tracks 3 ships seized by pirates
A navy coalition warship has been dispatched to track three vessels that were hijacked this week by armed pirates in an unprecedented series of attacks off the coast of Somalia, officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Anti-graft police probe Nigerian Obama fundraiser
Police questioned the head of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday in connection with a glitzy fundraiser meant to drum up African support for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Spice Girl Mel C expecting baby
Singer Melanie Chisholm will be "taking it easy", after announcing she is expecting her first child with partner Thomas Starr...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
One laptop for every Niuean child
The South Pacific nation of Niue has distributed laptops from the One Laptop Per Child programme to all its school children...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Positive thinkers 'avoid cancer'
Women who have a positive outlook may decrease their chances of developing breast cancer, say Israeli researchers...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Thousands march in Kashmir valley
In Indian-administered Kashmir, tens of thousands of people are gathering in Srinagar for a protest called by separatists...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Mortgage rates 'at 2007 levels'
Mortgage rates are back now to where they were in August 2007 at the onset of the credit crunch, according to website Moneyfacts...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Brown urges more China freedoms
Gordon Brown urges China to continue with greater press freedoms during talks with President Hu Jintao in Beijing...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Protest boats sail for Gaza Strip
Two boats carrying members of a pro-Palestinian group leaves Cyprus to try to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Investors pulling out of Russia
Russia sees foreign investment fall as investors become more nervous following the recent conflict with Georgia...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Father tribute to GCSE death girl
A 16-year-old girl who died after being hit by a council refuse truck, was a talented musician who had wanted a career in child care...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Landfill searched for missing man
Police are searching a landfill site at a former quarry after a man went missing there on Thursday night...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Death toll rises in south Somalia
At least 55 people are reported to have died in clashes in Kismayo, Somalia, where the capital has also seen fighting...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
High St haggling
Can you really get a better price just by asking nicely?...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Clean-up efforts after flooding
A clean-up operation gets under way in Dundee after heavy rains which have also hit train services to Aberdeen...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Underdog again?
Obama camp ponders its man's slipping poll lead...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Wireless power
Intel reveals a way to power gadgets without wires...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Own interests
Why few ex-Soviet states are backing Moscow on Ossetia...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Locked up
A mother describes her children's time in Yarl's Wood...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Vettel fastest as Hamilton spins
Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel is fastest ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the European Grand Prix...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
7 days quiz
Could a high jump medallist leap a double-decker?...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Capello admits to Barry concerns
England coach Fabio Capello blames the saga of Gareth Barry's link to Liverpool for the Aston Villa midfielder's poor display against the Czech Republic...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Russia withdrawal 'on schedule'
Russia says it is withdrawing combat troops from Georgia as agreed, but at its own pace...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Double murder probe reward offer
Detectives investigating the murders of a Chinese couple in Newcastle offer a £5,000 reward to bring their killers to justice...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Brabants wins Britain's 18th gold
Tim Brabants powers to a superb victory in the men's K1 canoeing 1000m to win Great Britain's 18th gold medal of the Olympics...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
'Massive failure' over data loss
Ministers are accused of a "massive failure of duty" after the loss of thousands of criminals' details on a memory stick...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
UK economic growth at standstill
UK economic growth ground to a halt between April and June, official figures show, heightening fears of a recession...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Gary Glitter told to sign sex register
Paedophile and former pop singer Gary Glitter must sign the sex offenders' register after returning to the UK from Vietnam...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
The beleaguered Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerrillas shot or hacked 37 people to death...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Police special forces with orders to kill headed into the hinterlands of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, seeking Muslim rebels responsible for shooting and hacking 37 people to death in a brutal rampage that has left peace prospects in tatters...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
NY police suspect duo in European graffiti spree
While other tourists were sightseeing in Europe this summer, Jim Clay Harper and Danielle Bremner spray-painted their way across the continent, police say...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Judge delays execution of condemned Texas inmate
A federal judge delayed the planned execution of an inmate Thursday pending an evaluation to determine if the inmate is able to understand why he is to be put to death...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Report details fire in NYC tower rife with hazards
They had no water, hardly any air and no way out...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Mahan shoots 62 to take lead in The Barclays
With two perfect shots, Hunter Mahan put a terrible week at the PGA Championship behind him at The Barclays...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Officials Threat, powder sent to McCain office
Authorities say a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in the Denver suburb of Centennial. A hazardous materials team was trying to determine if it is harmful...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As get rare victory, beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Twins beat Angels 2-1 on Spans RBI single in 12th
Nick Punto tripled and scored on a single by rookie Denard Span in the 12th inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night and pull within a half-game of the AL Central lead...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
As beat Mariners 2-0
Emil Brown homered and Greg Smith allowed four hits over six innings for his first win since June as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Heinz gains, Hormel hurts on high costs in quarter
Rising commodity costs kept weighing on food makers H.J. Heinz Co. and Hormel Foods Corp. in the most recent quarter, even as consumers continued to swallow price increases for their favorite foods...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Relatives abroad offer food lifeline to Haiti poor
Nadia Renaud began shipping bags of rice, beans and other foodstuffs last spring to struggling relatives in Haiti, helping her brother ease the worries of providing for a sick mother who needs constant care...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Officials Threat sent to McCains Colorado office
A threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in this south Denver suburb Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were immediately reported. Authorities later said the substance was not hazardous...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Officials Threat sent to McCain Colorado office
A threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in this south Denver suburb Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were immediately reported...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Officials Threats sent to McCain offices
Authorities say a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in the Denver suburb of Centennial, and a similar letter was sent to a McCain office in Manchester, N.H...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Harden pitches Cubs over Reds
Rich Harden allowed two hits in seven innings, struck out 10 and bunted in the go-ahead run for his first career RBI, leading the surging Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Threat letter with powder sent to Florida governor
Florida authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to Gov. Charlie Crist that contained a suspicious but nontoxic white powder...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Billionaires say US debts need attention
Two billionaires used the screening of a documentary in theaters across the United States on Thursday to urge the country to come to grips with its staggering debt load...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk
A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Jones sends letter making case for reinstatement
Suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones says he has sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking to be allowed to play this season...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Oil holds above $121 on tension with Russia
Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops
Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by next June on the way to broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Spanish plane that crashed had overheated valve
The plane that crashed in Madrid reported an air intake valve overheating before a first attempt at takeoff but it was not immediately clear whether that was a factor in the accident that killed 153 people, owner Spanair said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Rice visits Baghdad to press for security deal
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Iraqi leaders Thursday to agree quickly to a U.S.-Iraq security deal that outlines the withdrawal of American troops...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Mets finish three-game sweep in Washington
Brian Schneider homered against his former team and Carlos Delgado also went deep to help the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-3 on Thursday night, finishing a three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site
The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor said were responsible for an attack that killed 10 French troops this week...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
The jetliner that crashed in Madrid abandoned a first takeoff attempt because of an air gauge that showed overheating, but experts said it was unlikely the gauge was a factor in the accident that killed 153 people...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Lieberman wants Russia tossed out of G-8
Russia should be temporarily kicked out of the Group of Eight and denied entry into the World Trade Organization as punishment for its actions in Georgia, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Philippine peace process in tatters
A Muslim rebel organization rejected demands by the Philippine government Thursday for the surrender of two renegade commanders blamed for attacks that killed dozens of people, setting the stage for a possible escalation in fighting...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Some 240 displaced Georgians are crammed into a former office building and drinking water is scarce, but people are making do, one woman told U.S. officials at a makeshift shelter Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
A gauge indicating that overheated air was entering a Spanair jetliner forced pilots to abandon a takeoff about an hour before the plane crashed in flames, but airline officials refused to speculate Thursday on the cause of the accident that killed 153 people...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Iraq and the U.S. have reached preliminary agreement to withdraw American forces from Iraqi cities by next June, six years into the increasingly unpopular war, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday after meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Foreign missionaries defy ban during Olympics
Christian groups who flouted a Chinese ban on foreign missionaries are calling their underground evangelizing during the Olympic Games a success...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Injured lost baby whale euthanized in Australia
An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Australian official euthanize lost baby whale
An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Russian forces lingered deep in Georgia on Thursday, digging trenches and setting up mortars a day before Kremlin officials promised to complete a troop withdrawal from this former Soviet republic...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
A French patrol marches up a rocky and dusty Afghan mountain pass. Suddenly, Taliban insurgents open fire from front and back, setting off an hours-long gunfight _ the deadliest for allied forces in Afghanistan in more than three years...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Some of the deadliest terror attacks in Pakistan
Some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistan in recent years:...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Panama creates controversial intelligence force
Panama, which has no army, is creating a new intelligence agency and a border police force, prompting concerns of a return to its militarized past...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Actor Jean Reno released from Martinique hospital
French actor Jean Reno has been released from a hospital in the Caribbean island of Martinique after falling ill...
Southern Ledger - August 22, 2008
Awards applaud monsters of metal
Heavy rock heavyweights Metallica and Rage Against the Machine are hailed as heroes at Kerrang!l awards...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Bodybuilder scarred from steroids
A German body-builder is permanently scarred from ulcers after steroid use...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Olympic probe over gymnasts' ages
The gymnastics governing body will be asked by Olympic chiefs to check none of China's winning women's team were under-age...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
DNA tests for Madrid air victims
DNA tests will be needed to identify many of the 153 people killed in the Madrid air disaster, the Spanish government says...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Crunch talks for Pakistan leaders
Senior politicians are due to meet in Pakistan to try to resolve disputes which threaten to break up the coalition government...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Detectives hunt death fall gang
Detectives continue to search for youths thought to have been chasing a 16-year-old when he plunged to his death from flats...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
Shock and anger
Suspicions are rife about what caused the Madrid crash...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
After Qingdao
Looking forward to 2012 regatta in Dorset...
BBC News - August 22, 2008
China and UK issue joint stamps to mark Olympics handover
A stamp set issued by the Royal Mail and China Post will mark the transfer of the Olympics from Beijing to London...
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