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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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Global News Archive for June 2008:
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Group files suit over I Believe plates in SC
A group that advocates separation of church and state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to prevent South Carolina from becoming the first state to create "I Believe" license plates...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River
With three days to go before the bloated Mississippi River reaches its crest, people toiled around the clock Monday to reinforce levees already strained and saturated from the pressure of the rising water...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Big box on The Sopranos
A a 30-disc box set with every episode of the HBO series "The Sopranos" weighs in at nearly 10 pounds...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Comedian George Carlin dies at age 71
George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Dad of 2 slain Texas children charged with murder
A man who led police to the charred remains of his two children has been charged with capital murder...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Charges filed in shooting of pregnant bank teller
A man accused of shooting a pregnant teller during a bank robbery and causing her to lose the twins she was carrying was charged Monday with two counts of killing a fetus, among other charges...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Defense claims murder-suicide in Britons trial
A defense attorney for a British man accused of killing his wife and 9-month-old daughter told a jury Monday that his wife shot the baby and committed suicide, and that he covered up her actions to "protect her honor."...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Federer, Serena Williams win openers at Wimbledon
Returning to his favorite stage and resuming his dominant ways on grass, Roger Federer started his bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title Monday by sweeping Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets on a sunbathed Centre Court...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Federer, Serena Williams off to winning starts at Wimbledon
Returning to his favorite stage and resuming his dominant ways on grass, Roger Federer started his bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title Monday by sweeping Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets on a sunbathed Centre Court...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Federer wins to open bid for sixth straight Wimbledon title
Returning to his favorite stage and resuming his dominant ways on grass, Roger Federer started his bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title Monday by sweeping Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets on a sunbathed Centre Court...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Don Imus once again brings race to airwaves
Don Imus has once again injected race into his radio show...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Vidal Sassoon works on Habitat project in New Orleans
The idea of dozens of hairstylists swinging hammers and driving nails may be outrageous to some, but to Vidal Sassoon, it makes perfect sense...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Political Play Obama carries lucky charms
Presidential campaigns use all sorts of sophisticated operations against their opponents, but Barack Obama is also relying on some good, old-fashioned lucky charms...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
McCain disavows aides comment about terrorism
John McCain distanced himself Monday from a top adviser who said another terrorist attack on the United States in this election year would benefit the Republican presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Cindy McCain to headline fundraiser in London
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, was hosting a campaign fundraiser in London on Thursday after she completes a humanitarian visit to southeast Asia...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Wheldon takes Iowa 250 for 2nd win of season
Most people think of their 30th birthday as a milestone to forget. Dan Wheldon spent his in victory lane...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Mortgage crisis spooking high-end developments
With the developer forced into bankruptcy, Hugh Smith worries about the $1 million he and a partner sunk into bare lots at Promontory, a half-built, sprawling residence club in a post-Olympic town saturated with second homes for wealthy Boomers...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady
Straddling risky economic crosscurrents, the Federal Reserve is expected to stand still this week on interest rates...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Philippines typhoon capsizes boat, 700 missing
Rescuers battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon in the Philippines a day earlier, but found no immediate signs of the more than 740 passengers and crew...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Relief in sight from California heat wave
Californians exhausted by a nearly weeklong heat wave looked for relief Sunday from the triple-digit temperatures that have strained air conditioners and power companies...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Philippines rescuers may bore hole in ferry
Rescuers in the Philippines may bore a hole in a ferry capsized by a deady typhoon in a desperate attempt to find survivors among more than 800 missing passengers and crew, an official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Calif. firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest in what has become an unusually destructive year...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
55 militants killed in Afghan battle
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says it has killed 55 militants in the east of the country...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Pakistan Court bars ex-PM Sharif from election
A Pakistani court ruled Monday that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was not eligible to run in upcoming parliamentary by-elections because he had been convicted of a crime...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Ferry survivors drifted at sea for 24 hours
Roiling seas stalled efforts Monday to get inside a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon while survivors recalled drifting at sea for more than 24 hours, first in a raft and then in life jackets...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition leader seeks refuge with Dutch
The Dutch Foreign Ministry says Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sought refuge in the Dutch Embassy in Harare...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Faction fighting continues in northern Lebanon
Heavy fighting between pro- and anti-government supporters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli raged for a second day Monday and officials said four more people died overnight...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Dutch Foreign Ministry Tsvangirai seeks refuge
The Dutch Foreign Ministry says Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sought refuge in the Dutch Embassy in Harare...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Freed of militias, Basra has new problems
Men and women can openly study and party together for the first time in years at Basra University, free from the threat of Shiite gunmen enforcing extreme Islamic views...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Divers will try to enter capsized ship off Philippines
Two teams of rescuers prepared Monday to dive into typhoon-roiled waters off the Philippines to find a way inside a capsized ferry in a desperate effort to locate some 800 people believed to be aboard...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
UN experts probe alleged nuclear program in Syria
U.N. experts began probing allegations Monday that Syria has a hidden nuclear program, as Damascus imposed strict secrecy on the visit, warning the U.N. not to drag it into a drawn-out investigation like the standoff with Iran...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gunman in Iraq kills 2 American soldiers, wounds 4
A disgruntled local official opened fire Monday on U.S. soldiers attending a municipal council meeting southeast of Baghdad, killing two of them and wounding four other Americans, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,104
As of Monday, June 23, 2008, at least 4,104 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
European police nab Iraq immigrant ring
Police across Europe on Monday detained 75 people suspected of funneling illegal immigrants _ mainly Iraqi Kurds _ into northern Europe, French officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Watchdog: degree grades arbitrary
The universities' watchdog has warned of problems with degree grades and overseas student over-recruitment...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Singer Winehouse has lung disease
Singer Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father says...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
MPs set to question energy bosses
Energy chiefs will be asked to defend expected future rises in bills when they appear before MPs on Tuesday...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Cats 'spark eczema in vulnerable'
Being exposed to cat allergens early in life may spark eczema - if you carry a key gene fault, say scientists...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Kenyans blocked from return home
Kenyan families displaced by electoral violence are rejected by neighbours as they try to return home...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Brands chase Beijing Games boost
Global brands use the Olympic Games to boost awareness, increase market share, and build prestige...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Man charged over schoolboy murder
A man is accused of stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death in the street in south-east London...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Nanny 'shook' baby before death
A nanny denies causing the death of the baby son of two police officers by "shaking" him, a jury hears...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Teenager dies following car crash
An 18-year-old woman dies in hospital after a weekend car crash in County Fermanagh, the police say...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Planning rows
Will bill spell the end of mammoth T5-style inquiries?...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Ronaldo future remains uncertain
Cristiano Ronaldo's future is still unclear as the Man Utd star heads off on holiday...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Arsenal poised to seal Nasri deal
Marseille's French midfielder Samir Nasri says he has agreed a four-year deal to join Arsenal...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Champion Federer lays down marker
Roger Federer backs up his claim that he is the Wimbledon favourite with a crushing win over Dominik Hrbaty, while Novak Djokovic also makes progress...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Ministers float border force plan
The government says a new police border force may be created - just months after it created the UK Border Agency...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
US court backs Guantanamo inmate
For the first time, a US court rejects the classification of a prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay as an "enemy combatant"...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Brown's social mobility 'crusade'
Gordon Brown says improving social mobility is a "national crusade" and Labour has not made enough progress...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
UN calls for Zimbabwe poll delay
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Zimbabwe's presidential election run-off should be postponed after the opposition pulled out...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Attorney general job 'must split'
Proposed changes to the role of the attorney general do not go far enough, a committee of MPs has said...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Carlin, counterculture comedians dean, dies at 71
George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Some searchers still expect to see rare woodpecker
For the last three years, researchers in camouflage and waders have slogged through the east Arkansas woods hoping to spot a rare bird that so far seems unwilling to be seen...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Forecaster End is near to Mississippi River rise
The water is still well above the banks of the upper Mississippi River, but residents of both flooded towns and those protected by levees and sandbags can see an ending: The river is cresting...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Comedian George Carlin dead at age 71
A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Mandela in London for birthday bash
Nelson Mandela is in London for a week of events to celebrate his 90th birthday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
George Carlin mourned as counterculture hero
Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television. Some People Are Stupid. Stuff. People I Can Do Without...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
George Carlin mourned as a counterculture hero
Acerbic standup comedian and satirist George Carlin, whose staunch defense of free speech in his most famous routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" led to a key Supreme Court ruling on obscenity, has died...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Counterculture comedian Carlin dies at 71
George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Spain takes step to lose underachiever tag
Spain took a big step toward shedding its underachiever reputation _ against World Cup champion Italy, no less...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Teixeira hits 3 homers to lead Braves
Mark Teixeira waited two years for his second career three-homer game. Cito Gaston waited much longer for another win managing the Toronto Blue Jays. Teixeira connected from both sides of the plate, leading the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. It was the first three-homer game for an Atlanta player at Turner Field...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas at $4 brings promises, pandering
Like two rival filling-station owners across the highway in long-begone price wars, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain keep putting up flashy signs and offering new incentives in hopes of attracting customers battered by $4 gas prices...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Federer wins to open bid for sixth straight Wimbledon title
Returning to his favorite stage and resuming his dominant ways on grass, Roger Federer started his bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title Monday by sweeping Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets on a sunbathed Centre Court...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Obama, Hillary Clinton to campaign together on Fri.
Former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are planning their first joint general election appearance Friday in Unity, N.H...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Philippines typhoon capsizes boat, 700 missing
Rescuers battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon in the Philippines a day earlier, but found no immediate signs of the more than 740 passengers and crew...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Relief in sight from California heat wave
Californians exhausted by a nearly weeklong heat wave looked for relief Sunday from the triple-digit temperatures that have strained air conditioners and power companies...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Loukas earns frist trip to Olympics in womens springboard
Christina Loukas has become the second member of the U.S. diving team for the Beijing Games, winning the 3-meter springboard at the Olympic trials...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 4 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least four people dead and 29 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Calif. firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest in what has become an unusually destructive year...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Bolivian state backs greater autonomy
Natural gas-rich Tarija became the fourth Bolivian state to declare autonomy from the government of leftist President Evo Morales on Sunday when voters backed greater independence in a referendum, according a private quick-count of votes...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
4th Bolivian state moves toward autonomy
Natural gas-rich Tarija became the fourth Bolivian state to declare autonomy from the central government of leftist President Evo Morales on Sunday when voters backed greater independence in a referendum, according a private quick-count of votes...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Report Amy Winehouse has emphysema
Soul diva Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
UN atomic inspectors begin Syria mission
U.N. nuclear sleuths looking into allegations that Syria is hiding secret atomic activities expressed hope Sunday that a fact-gathering trip to Damascus will be the start of a thorough investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
More goods entering Gaza under Israel-Hamas truce
Israel allowed dozens of trucks to deliver food, diapers and clothes to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, boosting the flow of basic goods as part of a four-day-old truce with Hamas militants...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
55 militants killed in Afghan battle
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says it has killed 55 militants in the east of the country...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Philippines rescuers may bore hole in ferry
Rescuers in the Philippines may bore a hole in a ferry capsized by a deady typhoon in a desperate attempt to find survivors among more than 800 missing passengers and crew, an official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Ferry survivors drifted at sea for 24 hours
Roiling seas stalled efforts Monday to get inside a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon while survivors recalled drifting at sea for more than 24 hours, first in a raft and then in life jackets...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition leader seeks refuge with Dutch
The Dutch Foreign Ministry says Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sought refuge in the Dutch Embassy in Harare...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Faction fighting continues in northern Lebanon
Heavy fighting between pro- and anti-government supporters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli raged for a second day Monday and officials said four more people died overnight...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Dutch Foreign Ministry Tsvangirai seeks refuge
The Dutch Foreign Ministry says Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sought refuge in the Dutch Embassy in Harare...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
55 militants killed in battle in east Afghanistan
Militants ambushed troops patrolling in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, prompting a gunbattle and airstrikes that left about 55 militants dead, the U.S.-led coalition said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Mortar attack kills 10 US-allied Sunnis
Iraqi officials say a mortar attack north of Baghdad has killed 10 members of a U.S.-allied Sunni group that has joined forces with the Americans against al-Qaida in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
12 officials fired over earthquake response
China fired 12 officials for dereliction of duty and misuse of earthquake relief, a top anti-corruption official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Fighting continues in northern Lebanon
Security officials say heavy overnight fighting between pro- and anti-government supporters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has left four dead...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
American soldier killed, 5 others wounded in Iraq
The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed and five others wounded southeast of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Journalist suspected of murder dies in jail
A Macedonian journalist jailed on suspicion of murdering at least two women in crimes he wrote about for his newspaper has been found dead in his cell, police said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Mugabe 'should not be recognised'
Gordon Brown says President Mugabe's regime is a "discredited cabal" which "should not be recognised"...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
EU imposes new sanctions on Iran
The European Union agrees new financial sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran to halt uranium enrichment...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Sharif barred from Pakistan poll
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif suffers a setback as a court bars him from running in a by-election to parliament this week...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Bakery site and shops jobs saved
Over 200 jobs are saved at a string of high street bakeries and a factory after two separate deals...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Mercy appeal over trawler tragedy
The mother of a fisherman who died in an accident off the County Down coast urges a judge not to jail his skipper...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Record levels
What is keeping international oil prices so high?...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
999 calls disk 'lost' by courier
The Scottish Ambulance Service says a computer disk containing some patients' contact information has been lost...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Hotbed of talent
Serbia's stars hold tennis world in their hands...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Falling foul
CCTV is hunting dog mess. So how big a problem is it?...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
A different war
Afghans battle growing cases of drug addiction...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Celine Dion warbled 'world's worst ever' cover song
Singer Celine Dion is responsible for the world's worst ever cover song, a poll compiled by music experts says...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
How the public are to become works of art in Trafalgar Square
The winning artworks to occupy Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth are announced...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Live - Wimbledon day one
Lleyton Hewitt is in action after Roger Federer, Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic post wins on a sunny day one at Wimbledon...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Raids hit EU 'people-smugglers'
Seventy-five people are arrested in a major European police operation against the smuggling of Iraqi Kurds to the EU...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Council workers vote for strike
Council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland vote in favour of industrial action over pay, the Unison union says...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Briton's wife 'killed herself'
The defence in the double murder trial of Neil Entwistle in the US says his wife killed their daughter before taking her own life...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Bodies of UK soldiers return
The bodies of four British soldiers, including the first woman soldier to die in Afghanistan, are flown back to the UK...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Tsvangirai seeks embassy refuge
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai takes refuge in the Dutch embassy, after pulling out of the presidential race...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Stars, relatives honor special-effects wiz Winston
Friends, relatives and show-business colleagues gathered Sunday to remember Oscar-winning special-effects maestro Stan Winston, the man responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Some searchers still expect to see rare woodpecker
For the last three years, researchers in camouflage and waders have slogged through the east Arkansas woods hoping to spot a rare bird that so far seems unwilling to be seen...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Forecaster End is near to Mississippi River rise
The water is still well above the banks of the upper Mississippi River, but residents of both flooded towns and those protected by levees and sandbags can see an ending: The river is cresting...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Comedian George Carlin dead at age 71
A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
1st black La. Supreme Court justice dies at 84
Revius Ortique Jr., the first black justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 84...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Wheldon takes Iowa 250 for 2nd win of season
Most people think of their 30th birthday as a milestone to forget. Dan Wheldon spent his in victory lane...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Verlander ends road drought in Tigers win
Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer, Justin Verlander won his first road game of the season and the Detroit Tigers beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Sunday in the rubber-game of a three-game series...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Counterculture comedian Carlin dies at 71
George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Carlin, counterculture comedians dean, dies at 71
George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Comedian George Carlin dies at age 71
George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Nuge sells game trophies as he plans another move
Ted Nugent is finished hunting for a new pad. But he has some stuff to unload first...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Obama vows crackdown on energy speculators
Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday said as president he would strengthen government oversight of energy traders he blames in large part for the skyrocketing price of oil...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
McCain attends services at Phoenix church
Republican presidential candidate John McCain attended services Sunday at a Baptist church in his hometown...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Dempster pitches Cubs to sweep of White Sox
Ryan Dempster won his ninth straight this season at Wrigley Field and Eric Patterson and Aramis Ramirez homered in the same inning for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the crosstown-rival White Sox 7-1 to finish off the three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Circuit City annual meeting comes amid buyout talk
Investors hope to gain some clarity on the future of consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. at its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Oil minister Saudi willing to increase crude output
Facing strong U.S. pressure and global dismay over oil prices, Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will produce more crude this year if the market needs it. But the vague pledge fell far short of U.S. hopes for a specific increase and may do little to lower prices immediately...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy
Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
US energy chief Low oil production drives price
The U.S. energy secretary says insufficient oil production, not speculation, is driving soaring crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Calif. firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest in what has become an unusually destructive year...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Indonesian parents facing poverty give up children
Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 15, wounds 40
A female suicide bomber concealing explosives beneath her black robe struck outside a government complex northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Philippines typhoon capsizes boat, 700 missing
Rescuers battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon in the Philippines a day earlier, but found no immediate signs of the more than 740 passengers and crew...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 3 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least three people dead and 24 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Berlin Airlift Germans look back and forward
Germans who care about their relations with the United States are in an upbeat mood this week, looking both to the past and the future...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Report Amy Winehouse has emphysema
Soul diva Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
UN atomic inspectors begin Syria mission
U.N. nuclear sleuths looking into allegations that Syria is hiding secret atomic activities expressed hope Sunday that a fact-gathering trip to Damascus will be the start of a thorough investigation...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
More goods entering Gaza under Israel-Hamas truce
Israel allowed dozens of trucks to deliver food, diapers and clothes to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, boosting the flow of basic goods as part of a four-day-old truce with Hamas militants...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 4 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least four people dead and 29 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Zimbabwes Mugabe to go through with runoff
It will be an election with no opponent and little hope of endorsement from even traditional allies. But President Robert Mugabe appears determined to go through with a runoff later this week, and to extend his nearly three decades in power for as long as he can...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
55 militants killed in Afghan battle
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says it has killed 55 militants in the east of the country...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Philippines rescuers may bore hole in ferry
Rescuers in the Philippines may bore a hole in a ferry capsized by a deady typhoon in a desperate attempt to find survivors among more than 800 missing passengers and crew, an official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Bolivian state backs greater autonomy
Natural gas-rich Tarija became the fourth Bolivian state to declare autonomy from the government of leftist President Evo Morales on Sunday when voters backed greater independence in a referendum, according a private quick-count of votes...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
4th Bolivian state moves toward autonomy
Natural gas-rich Tarija became the fourth Bolivian state to declare autonomy from the central government of leftist President Evo Morales on Sunday when voters backed greater independence in a referendum, according a private quick-count of votes...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
33 rebels, 6 soldiers dead in Sri Lanka fighting
The Sri Lankan military says fighting in the embattled northern region has killed 33 ethnic Tamil rebels and six government soldiers...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Afghan clash kills militant, 2 civilians
An Afghan official says police and U.S.-led forces attacked militants planting a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan and one insurgent and two civilians were killed...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Russian film takes top prize in Shanghai
A Russian film about a teenager surprised by the sudden appearance of the father she thought to be dead won the top prize at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
UN warns of bad year in Darfur
U.N. agencies operating in Darfur warned Sunday that rising insecurity, a bad cereal harvest and the approaching rainy season will make for a particularly bad year for the population of the region...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Al-Qaida urges Somalis to fight UN
An al-Qaida spokesman has urged Islamist militants in Somalia to fight a United Nations peacekeeping force slated to be deployed there...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
12 officials fired over earthquake response
China fired 12 officials for dereliction of duty and misuse of earthquake relief, a top anti-corruption official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Fighting continues in northern Lebanon
Security officials say heavy overnight fighting between pro- and anti-government supporters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has left four dead...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Bassey pulls out of Mandela gig
Dame Shirley Bassey pulls out of performing at the Nelson Mandela concert following an operation on her stomach...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
EBay criticises EU trading laws
The online auction site is lobbying the European Parliament to change current trade laws...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Nepal anger over fuel price rise
Thousands of Nepalis are without public transport after bus operators extend a strike over rising fuel prices...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Vodafone fights $2bn tax claim
Vodafone challenges a $2bn tax claim arising from its purchase of a majority stake in India's Hutchison Essar...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Hospital rise for child diabetes
The number of children admitted as emergency admissions to hospital with diabetes complications rises sharply...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Clashes rock north Lebanon city
Lebanese security sources say a man has been killed in sectarian clashes in Tripoli, bringing the death toll since Sunday to six...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Hundreds missing in ferry tragedy
Hundreds of people are still missing after a Philippine ferry carrying some 800 people capsized on Saturday in a storm...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Top Greek tycoon freed for ransom
A top Greek tycoon, who was kidnapped two weeks ago, is freed unharmed after his family paid a ransom...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Sunken fishing boat boss in court
The former employer of seven fishermen who drowned when their vessel sank in 2000 appears in court...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Nurse uniform to fight infection
New standardised uniforms for nurses are proposed across Wales' hospitals to help tackle infection...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Captain forced to abort take-off
The captain of an Easyjet plane aborts a take-off from Belfast over fears about the weight in the hold...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
French workers kidnapped in Niger
Tuareg-led rebels abduct four French workers from a uranium mine in northern Niger but say they are not in danger...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Costa living
How British ex-pats in Spain are falling on hard times...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Cheap T-shirts
Why shoppers are finding it harder to plead ignorance...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Tallest artwork to be completed
The final part of the tallest piece of freestanding public art in the UK is due to be put into place in Nottingham...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Ince given coach licence backing
New Blackburn boss Paul Ince is backed by the League Managers' Association, even though he does not hold a Uefa Pro Licence...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Colossus returns
The computer that cracked wartime codes...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
'Shake up' for internet proposed
The net could see its biggest change in decades if plans to open up the address system are approved this week...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Singer Winehouse 'has emphysema'
Singer Amy Winehouse has "traces" of lung disease emphysema and is "responding brilliantly to treatment" her father says...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Live - Wimbledon
The sun is shining at Wimbledon, where Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic will be among those in action on day one...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Man jailed over crossfire death
An 18-year-old is jailed for life for the murder of a care assistant who was caught in crossfire during a shoot-out...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Pill on the web scheme concerns
Experts raise concerns about a UK-based online medical service which offers the contraceptive pill without the need to see a doctor...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Oil price up despite Saudi pledge
Oil prices rise after emergency talks in Jeddah over the weekend end with a Saudi pledge to increase output...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Fire crew strikes close airports
Firefighters are taking industrial action over pay at nine airports in the north and west of Scotland...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Farmer's wife dies in diesel raid
A farmer's wife dies and her son is badly injured after a thief stole diesel at a County Durham farm...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
Zimbabwean elections to go ahead
Zimbabwe vows to go ahead with the run-off presidential vote despite the withdrawal of the opposition candidate...
BBC News - June 23, 2008
California firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
McConaughey photog claims surfers attacked him
A paparazzo trying to photograph Matthew McConaughey at a Malibu beach says a mob of surfers attacked him and threw his camera in the ocean...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Life different for documentary unit in reality world
In filming a sequel to a 2000 series about Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ABC News producers found that reality television had changed how they could present reality on television...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
1st black La. Supreme Court justice dies at 84
Revius Ortique Jr., the first black justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 84...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Midwest worshippers hear good news River cresting
The faithful gathered for church services Sunday in towns hard-hit by flooding along the Mississippi River, and many found comfort in word that the swollen waterway had apparently started to hit its high point...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Ohio Democrats get pro-Obama message
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted the state will again tip the race for the White House _ this time, delivering it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Dempster pitches Cubs to sweep of White Sox
Ryan Dempster won his ninth straight this season at Wrigley Field and Eric Patterson and Aramis Ramirez homered in the same inning for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the crosstown-rival White Sox 7-1 to finish off the three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Wheldon takes Iowa 250 for 2nd win of season
Most people think of their 30th birthday as a milestone to forget. Dan Wheldon spent his in victory lane...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Verlander ends road drought in Tigers win
Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer, Justin Verlander won his first road game of the season and the Detroit Tigers beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Sunday in the rubber-game of a three-game series...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Stars, relatives honor special-effects wiz Winston
Friends, relatives and show-business colleagues gathered Sunday to remember Oscar-winning special-effects maestro Stan Winston, the man responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy
Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Obama vows crackdown on energy speculators
Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday said as president he would strengthen government oversight of energy traders he blames in large part for the skyrocketing price of oil...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
McCain attends services at Phoenix church
Republican presidential candidate John McCain attended services Sunday at a Baptist church in his hometown...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Veepstakes Who will, who wont and who wont say
Comments by lawmakers and others Sunday when questioned about running for vice president with either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Amy Winehouse still in London hospital for tests
A spokesman says soul diva Amy Winehouse is having more tests in a London hospital after fainting at home...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast
A fast-moving fire erupted Friday along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Circuit City annual meeting comes amid buyout talk
Investors hope to gain some clarity on the future of consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. at its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Loukas earns frist trip to Olympics in womens springboard
Christina Loukas has become the second member of the U.S. diving team for the Beijing Games, winning the 3-meter springboard at the Olympic trials...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Oil minister Saudi willing to increase crude output
Facing strong U.S. pressure and global dismay over oil prices, Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will produce more crude this year if the market needs it. But the vague pledge fell far short of U.S. hopes for a specific increase and may do little to lower prices immediately...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
"Star Trek" star George Takei is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Calif. firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest in what has become an unusually destructive year...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Texas town reels from horrific abuse in its midst
In the windowless front rooms of a former day care center in a tiny Texas community, children as young as 5 were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for a crowd of adults...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Police Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq
A female suicide bomber struck near a government compound northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 40, police said. Nearly 20 suicide attacks this year have been carried out by women...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Talks on new Iraq oil law to resume this week
Officials from the Iraqi central government and the self-ruled Kurdish region in the north will resume talks this week in Baghdad to try to settle their differences over a proposed new oil law, a Kurdish spokesman said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Fighting breaks out in northern Lebanon 3 dead
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least three people dead and 24 wounded, security and medical officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Berlin Airlift Germans look back and forward
Germans who care about their relations with the United States are in an upbeat mood this week, looking both to the past and the future...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
Indonesian parents facing poverty give up children
Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
NATO launches artillery twice across Afghan border
NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 23, 2008
More goods entering Gaza under Israel-Hamas truce
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