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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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Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Traffic fatalities driven down by high gas prices
Roll back the clock to 1961: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated president. The Peace Corps was founded. The Dow Jones industrials hit 734. Gasoline reached 31 cents a gallon...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Texas students pack bookbags teachers pack heat
Along with normal first-day jitters and excitement, students in this tiny district started school Monday wondering which teachers might be toting firearms...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Humanitarian workers among dead in Guatemala crash
A small plane that broke apart in Guatemala as the pilot attempted an emergency landing, killing 11 of the 14 people aboard, was carrying members of a Utah-based humanitarian group who were on their way to help build a school in a remote, impoverished area of the country...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Tropical Storm Gustav forms in central Caribbean
The National Hurricane center says Tropical Storm Gustav has formed in the central Caribbean, and is heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Fays remnants soak drought-parched South
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind from Georgia to Louisiana that many hoped would help land parched for months by drought conditions...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Unusual calls lead to change atop AL Central
A couple of unusual calls led to a change at the top of the AL Central standings...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Fourth Idol judge a straight-shooting hitmaker
Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Idol alum Ace Young to make Broadway debut
Another "American Idol" alum is heading to "Grease" on Broadway...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Michelle Obama shows her husbands personal side
Michelle Obama is trying to reassure voters that her husband shares traditional American values like a belief in hard work, honesty and family...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Obama says he wont tell Bill Clinton what to say
Barack Obama said Monday he will not be "aiming for a lot of high rhetoric" in his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Dems seek peace in party as Obama convention opens
Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Democrats open 2008 national convention
The Democrats have opened their 2008 presidential nominating convention...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pedro Feliz lifts Phillies to 5-2 win over Dodgers
Pedro Feliz hit a tying RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and delivered a three-run homer with two outs in the 11th to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 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 25, 2008
Financials drag on market Dow falls more than 240
Stocks are ending sharply lower after worries about American International Group Inc. are stirring concerns about the financial sector...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Bad contractors ruin the ruined in Katrinas wake
Herreast Harrison wanted to rebuild after Katrina and thought she did everything right: She hired a contractor who seemed kind and listened to Christian music on the job. Months later, she claimed, he pocketed $57,000 and walked off with work undone, leaving a mess behind...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Financials drag on market Dow falls more than 200
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes fell more than 1 1/2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off more than 200 points...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Financials lead market lower Dow falls 225
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes at times fell more than 1 1/2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off about 225 points...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Financials lead market lower Dow falls 2 pct
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes each fell about 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off about 250 points...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Madonna kicks off Sticky and Sweet tour in UK
The queen of pop kicked off her world tour Saturday night, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
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 25, 2008
LLWS title game set Hawaii vs. Mexico
Tanner Tokunaga doubled home two runs with the bases loaded with two outs to cap a six-run sixth that gave Hawaii a come-from-behind 7-5 win Saturday over Louisiana to advance to the Little League World Series title game...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 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 25, 2008
Iraqis show video of teenage girl in suicide vest
Iraqi police publicly questioned a teenage girl after she was allegedly caught wearing an explosives belt, parading her in front of reporters and pressing her to confess she was planning a suicide bombing...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 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 25, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraq demands deadline for pullout of all US troops
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday no security agreement with the United States could be reached unless it included a "specific deadline" for the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Israel frees Palestinians before Rice visit
Israel freed nearly 200 jailed Palestinians on Monday _ including a militant mastermind from the 1970s _ in a goodwill gesture just hours before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began her latest peace mission to the region...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraqi prime minister demands US pullout timetable
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says there can be no security agreement with the United States unless there is a "specific deadline" for the withdrawal of American troops...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraqi leader insists foreign soldiers must go
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and rejecting legal immunity for American troops...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Sarkozy recalls long-forgotten Nazi massacre
French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid homage Monday to victims of a 1944 Nazi massacre that was long forgotten by the history books, overshadowed by another event the same day: the liberation of Paris...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraqis show video of teen girl in suicide vest
In video footage released by Iraqi police, a teenage girl with an explosives vest tightly strapped to her body is seen handcuffed to a metal grid, her head repeatedly falling forward in apparent exhaustion as several policemen huddle around her...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Rice sees difficulties in Mideast talks
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Monday that a broad peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is a long shot before President Bush leaves office, but she rejected the idea of a half-measure now...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraqi leader insists on deadline for troop pullout
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and rejecting legal immunity for American troops...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Suspected Hindu hard-liners set fire to orphanage
Suspected Hindu hard-liners set fire Monday to an orphanage run by Christian missionaries in eastern India, killing one woman and seriously injuring a priest, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pakistans post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits
The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Russian parliament urges recognition of rebels
Russian lawmakers on Monday urged the Kremlin to recognize the independence of two separatist Georgian regions, heightening tensions with Georgia where the government said hundreds of Russian soldiers remained at checkpoints...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Python kills intern at Venezuelan zoo
A college student working the night shift at a Venezuelan zoo is dead after letting a 10-foot python out of its enclosure...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
China detains underground Catholic bishop report
Security agents detained an elderly bishop of an underground Catholic church in northern China hours before the closing of the Olympic Games, a U.S.-based group said Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
6 deaths linked to tainted meat in Canada
Public health officials in Canada say two more deaths have been attributed to a deadly bacterial outbreak linked to tainted meat...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraq says 650 doctors have returned from exile
Some 650 of the 8,000 Iraqi physicians who fled the country since 2003 due to violence have returned to their jobs in the past two months because of improved security, a Health Ministry official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Huge statue of Roman ruler found
Archaeologists have discovered parts of a colossal marble statue depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Afghans demand 'new troops deal'
The Afghan government says it wants to renegotiate the terms of foreign forces in their country after fatal air strike...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
In pictures
Carnival revellers enjoy Europe's biggest street party...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Murray strolls through at US Open
British number one Andy Murray beats Sergio Roitman of Argentina in round one of the US Open...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Man Utd edge out Portsmouth
Darren Fletcher's deflected first-half strike is enough to give Manchester United victory over Portsmouth...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Fays remnants spread rain, storms across South
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind as forecasters warned of possible flash flooding and tornadoes from Louisiana to Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Unique investigative agency tackles NYC corruption
A little-known law enforcement agency _ the only one of its kind in the country _ has been behind some of the most sensational headlines to hit New York City over the last several years...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
High gas prices drive down traffic fatalities
Roll back the clock to 1961: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated president. The Peace Corps was founded. The Dow Jones industrials hit 734. Gasoline reached 31 cents a gallon...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Border fence design blasted as causing flooding
Environmentalists say flooding caused by a new border security fence in southwestern Arizona shows the structure is being built too quickly and without regard for the environment...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Despite Fla. floods, some hoping for Fays rain
Tropical Storm Fay may be gone but the rain remains...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
American Idol adds DioGuardi as fourth judge
Scoot over, Simon Cowell. "American Idol" is adding a fourth critic to its panel of judges...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Matthews, Crow kick off Democratic convention
Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song "Strong Enough" to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pelosi brushes off idea of tension over Clinton
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scolding journalists for fixating on conflicts between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Kennedy to appear, may speak at convention
A cancer-fighting Sen. Edward M. Kennedy prepared to attend, and possibly speak, at the opening day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday as presidential nominee-to-be Barack Obama unleashed a hard-hitting television commercial linking GOP rival John McCain with President Bush...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Kennedy expected to appear at conventions opening
A tribute to ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy capped with a possible appearance by the liberal lion himself plus a sharp attack ad knotting Republican John McCain to President Bush were likely to raise the spirits of delegates on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Unusual calls lead to change atop AL Central
A couple of unusual calls led to a change at the top of the AL Central standings...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pedro Feliz lifts Phillies over Dodgers
Pedro Feliz hit a tying RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and delivered a game-winning, three-run homer in the 11th to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Financials lead market lower Dow falls 2 pct
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes each fell about 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off about 250 points...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Financials lead market lower Dow falls 2 percent
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes each fell about 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off about 250 points...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Stocks fall on drop among financials oil rises
Stocks retreated early Monday as financial stocks fell and oil prices rose. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 100 points...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Realtors say existing home sales rose in July
A trade group for real estate agents says sales of existing homes rose 3.1 percent in July as buyers snapped up deeply discounted properties in parts of the country hit hardest by the housing bust...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Michelle Obama checks out podium for big speech
Michelle Obama and her family have taken a look at the stage from which she will deliver a speech to help define her husband and his bid for the presidency...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pelosi admits Democrats not yet united
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged Monday that Democrats are not yet united following the bitter primary fight that divided supporters of likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama and rival Hillary Rodham Clinton...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
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 25, 2008
LLWS title game set Hawaii vs. Mexico
Tanner Tokunaga doubled home two runs with the bases loaded with two outs to cap a six-run sixth that gave Hawaii a come-from-behind 7-5 win Saturday over Louisiana to advance to the Little League World Series title game...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Madonna kicks off Sticky and Sweet tour in UK
The queen of pop kicked off her world tour Saturday night, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Financials lead market lower Dow falls 225
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes at times fell more than 1 1/2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off about 225 points...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 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 25, 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 25, 2008
Israel frees prisoners in gesture to Abbas
Nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners freed Monday by Israel walked into Palestinian-controlled territory to cheers and applause, just hours before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due to arrive on her latest peace mission...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pilot called in engine trouble before crash
The pilot of a small plane carrying humanitarian workers called in engine trouble about 45 minutes before crashing in a field in eastern Guatemala, killing 10 people, including five Americans...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
British, German activists deported from China
China on Monday deported a British woman and a German man who took part in a protest during the Olympic Games, officials said, hours after eight American activists were sent home during the closing ceremony...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
1 million cut off by monsoon floods in India
Authorities struggled Monday to get aid to more than 1 million people stranded by floods in a north Indian state, with one local government leader describing the situation as a catastrophe...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraqis show video of teenage girl in suicide vest
Iraqi police publicly questioned a teenage girl after she was allegedly caught wearing an explosives belt, parading her in front of reporters and pressing her to confess she was planning a suicide bombing...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Russian general criticizes US Black Sea presence
A Russian general suggested that U.S. ships in the Black Sea loaded with humanitarian aid would worsen tensions already driven to a post-Cold War high by a short but intense war between Russia and Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraq demands deadline for pullout of all US troops
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday no security agreement with the United States could be reached unless it included a "specific deadline" for the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Israel frees Palestinians before Rice visit
Israel freed nearly 200 jailed Palestinians on Monday _ including a militant mastermind from the 1970s _ in a goodwill gesture just hours before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began her latest peace mission to the region...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraqi prime minister demands US pullout timetable
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says there can be no security agreement with the United States unless there is a "specific deadline" for the withdrawal of American troops...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
China opens registrations to adopt quake orphans
Eighty-eight children who were orphaned after a massive earthquake struck central China earlier this year have been made eligible for adoption, state media reported...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iran kicks off production of locally built sub
Iranian state TV says the country has launched production of a domestically built submarine capable of firing missiles and torpedoes...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
George Michael plays 'last' shows
George Michael plays the first of his "final" major concerts - but is not fully retiring, revealing plans for a Christmas single...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Madrid remains 'may stay unknown'
Some of the victims of last week's plane crash in Madrid may never be identified, the Spanish government says...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Woman told of dissident threat
A Londonderry woman is told her life is under threat from dissident republicans who mistakenly believe she is in the police...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Sudan 'kills refugees in Darfur'
Sudanese troops open fire in a Darfur refugee camp, leaving 27 dead, rebels say...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
US housing sales increase in July
Sales of previously owned homes climbed in July as buyers exploited recent falls in prices, official data shows...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Rice in Mid East on peace mission
Condoleezza Rice arrives in the Middle East as part of US efforts to secure a peace deal by the end of the year...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Student, 16, dies after assault
A murder inquiry is launched following the death of a student from Qatar who was attacked in a seaside town in Sussex...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Woman jailed over two fire deaths
A woman is jailed for eight years for starting a fire in a block of flats which killed her partner and another woman...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
World runner, 61, home to cheers
A grandmother is cheered by hundreds as she finishes a near-five year run around the northern hemisphere...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Platitude power
The little maxims that steer us away from the truth...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Class game
Can tennis be made to seem less posh?...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Fitting the crime?
A minor offence still affects one young man's life...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Italian priest to hold world's first online beauty pageant for nuns
The world's first online beauty pageant for nuns is being organised by a priest in Italy...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
US Open men's singles latest
The latest score updates from the US Open...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
US Open women's singles latest
The latest score updates from the women's singles at the US Open...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Sidebottom misses rest of series
Fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom is ruled out of the remaining four matches in England's one-day series against South Africa with a groin injury...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
MDC candidate wins Zimbabwe vote
The candidate backed by Zimbabwe's opposition MDC is elected speaker of parliament, after MPs were sworn in...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Sex abuse compensation 'insult'
The mother of a girl who was abducted and abused by a paedophile says a £9,000 compensation offer is "no justice" for her daughter...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Toddler shot in head with airgun
An 18-month old boy is in a critical condition after being shot with an airgun at his home in Birmingham...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Iraq seeking 2011 troop pullout
The Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki speaks in detail about a deal to bring an end to the foreign troop presence by 2011...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
GB Olympic heroes welcomed home
Team GB arrive from Beijing following their best Olympic medal performance for 100 years...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Pakistan coalition in major split
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says his party is pulling out of the country's multi-party governing coalition...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Unique investigative agency tackles NYC corruption
A little-known law enforcement agency _ the only one of its kind in the country _ has been behind some of the most sensational headlines to hit New York City over the last several years...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
High gas prices drive down traffic fatalities
Roll back the clock to 1961: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated president. The Peace Corps was founded. The Dow Jones industrials hit 734. Gasoline reached 31 cents a gallon...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Border fence design blasted as causing flooding
Environmentalists say flooding caused by a new border security fence in southwestern Arizona shows the structure is being built too quickly and without regard for the environment...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Despite Fla. floods, some hoping for Fays rain
Tropical Storm Fay may be gone but the rain remains...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Steel cross installed near Flight 93 site in Pa.
As hundreds of firefighters bowed their heads in prayer, a cross made out of steel from the World Trade Center was dedicated Sunday near where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into the ground on Sept. 11...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Thunder reigns again with $16.1 million weekend
The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
All eyes on Michelle Obama as Dems open convention
The Democratic National Convention opens Monday, a choreographed show of unity more important this year after the rough-and-tumble primary contest that put Barack Obama days away from making history as the first black presidential nominee of a major political party...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Unusual calls lead to change atop AL Central
A couple of unusual calls led to a change at the top of the AL Central standings...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pedro Feliz lifts Phillies over Dodgers
Pedro Feliz hit a tying RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and delivered a game-winning, three-run homer in the 11th to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Lone accountant takes on IRS and wins
It took seven years, but Charles Ulrich did something many people dream about, but few succeed at: He beat the IRS in a tax dispute...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
US grain exports snagged by infrastructure delays
Across the country, from grain elevator to grain elevator, golden wheat and corn are piled in towering mounds, waiting for a rail car to haul them to market...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Wall Street bailout aid questioned at Fed event
Do Washington policymakers listen too much to Wall Street? A possible bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, on the heels of similar action involving investment firm Bear Stearns, seems to send a loud signal to financial companies that the government will clean up their messes...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
McCain takes a break while Obama heads to Denver
John McCain will keep a light campaign schedule for the next few days, but the Republican nominee-in-waiting has no intention of conceding Democratic National Convention week to his rival, Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay lingered Sunday, forcing residents in several parts of northern Florida to leave their homes as floodwaters rose...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Madonna kicks off Sticky and Sweet tour in UK
The queen of pop kicked off her world tour Saturday night, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
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 25, 2008
Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Democrats open faith-filled convention with prayer
At the first official event Sunday of the Democratic National Convention, a choir belted out a gospel song and was followed by a rabbi reciting a Torah reading about forgiveness and the future...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Quintanilla homers in 12th, Rockies beat Reds
Omar Quintanilla homered with one out in the 12th inning and the Colorado Rockies took advantage of five Cincinnati errors to beat the Reds 4-3 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 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 25, 2008
Iraq Shiite cleric wounded in ambush
Gunmen seriously wounded a Shiite cleric and an outspoken critic of sectarian militias in an ambush on a van carrying his wife, mother and sister, police and hospital officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Officials Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 25
A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from U.S. custody, killing at least 25 people, Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
68 die, 22 survive airliner crash in Kyrgyzstan
A passenger jet carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school sports team, crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday near the Kyrgyz capital, killing 68, government officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraq suicide bomber kills 25 west of Baghdad
Iraqi police and hospital officials say at least 25 people have been killed and 29 wounded in a suicide bombing on the western outskirts of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Guatemala plane crash kills 10, some from US
A small plane carrying U.S. humanitarian workers crashed in a field in eastern Guatemala on Sunday, killing 10 people, including five Americans, an aviation official and a survivor said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
British, German activists deported from China
China on Monday deported a British woman and a German man who took part in a protest during the Olympic Games, officials said, hours after eight American activists were sent home during the closing ceremony...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Israel frees prisoners in gesture to Abbas
Nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners freed Monday by Israel walked into Palestinian-controlled territory to cheers and applause, just hours before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due to arrive on her latest peace mission...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pilot called in engine trouble before crash
The pilot of a small plane carrying humanitarian workers called in engine trouble about 45 minutes before crashing in a field in eastern Guatemala, killing 10 people, including five Americans...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Russian general criticizes US Black Sea presence
A Russian general suggested that U.S. ships in the Black Sea loaded with humanitarian aid would worsen tensions already driven to a post-Cold War high by a short but intense war between Russia and Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
1 million cut off by monsoon floods in India
Authorities struggled Monday to get aid to more than 1 million people stranded by floods in a north Indian state, with one local government leader describing the situation as a catastrophe...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Sri Lanka military New fighting kills 12 rebels
Soldiers killed 12 Tamil separatists in fighting along the front lines dividing government territory from the rebels de facto state in northern Sri Lanka, the military said Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Deforestation a key part of UN global treaty talks
Years ago, no one thought twice about felling the rainforest around this village in West Africa...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iran kicks off production of locally built sub
Iranian state TV says the country has launched production of a domestically built submarine capable of firing missiles and torpedoes...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Sky survey yields new cosmic haul
Astronomers uncover a haul of new objects in our Solar System - including an unusual icy object...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Tropic film holds on to top spot
Action spoof Tropic Thunder holds off competition from new releases to stay top of the North American box office...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Kashmir Muslims defy India curfew
Muslims in Indian-administered Kashmir defy a curfew as three people die in clashes with security forces...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Recession fears weaken sterling
The pound slides to its weakest levels against the dollar in more than two years, on fears about the health of the UK economy...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Aerial search for avalanche dead
Aircraft will search for eight avalanche victims in the French Alps, but officials say they will not be found alive...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Welsh medallists join celebration
All five Welsh Beijing Olympic medal winners confirm they will be at a public celebration of Team GB's success in Cardiff...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Sinn Fein 'must clarify threat'
Sinn Féin must make it clear it wants to remain in the Northern Ireland Assembly, warns DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Explosion at Niger arms handover
Landmines set off by accident kill one at a Tuareg rebel arms handover in Niger...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Organised chaos
The secret of comic Edward Aczel's award success...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Without a trace
Mystery of Thai island backpacker's disappearance...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Sign of the chimes
Time takes its toll on Rome's bell-ringers...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Round-the-world grandmother nears the end of her epic run
Friends and neighbours welcome back a grandmother as she completes a near-five year run around the world...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Pietersen welcomes Trophy switch
England captain Kevin Pietersen welcomes the International Cricket Council's decision to postpone the Champions Trophy by 13 months...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Human face
Personal stories behind Mid-East prisoners issue...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Man bailed over teenager killing
A man held over the murder of an 18-year-old, who was stabbed to death in east London, is released on bail...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Paxman: TV is biased against men
Middle class white men are discriminated against in the TV industry, presenter Jeremy Paxman claims...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Chef Jamie Oliver criticises Britain's booze culture and food
Chef Jamie Oliver criticises the UK's alcohol and cuisine culture, saying people care more about getting drunk than good food...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels
Russia's parliament urges President Medvedev to recognise the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Israel frees jailed Palestinians
Israel releases nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to bolster Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Democrats meet to nominate Obama
US Democrats converge on Denver to officially nominate Barack Obama as the party's presidential candidate...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
GB Olympic heroes set to return
Britain's Olympic athletes are returning home from Beijing following their best medal performance for 100 years...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
MPs seized in Zimbabwe
Two MPs from Zimbabwe's opposition MDC are arrested as they prepare to be sworn in five months after disputed elections...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Steel cross installed near Flight 93 site in Pa.
As hundreds of firefighters bowed their heads in prayer, a cross made out of steel from the World Trade Center was dedicated Sunday near where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into the ground on Sept. 11...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Investigators examine Utah plane crash wreckage
Investigators had little more than ash and blackened shards of metal to sift through on Sunday as they tried to figure out what caused a twin-engine plane to crash shortly after taking off, killing all 10 people on board...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay lingered Sunday, forcing residents in several parts of northern Florida to leave their homes as floodwaters rose...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
US turns over Mexican man accused in 1998 massacre
A Mexican national wanted in connection with the 1998 drug-related massacre of 19 people in the Baja California resort town of Ensenada has been captured and turned over to Mexican authorities, U.S. immigration officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Castroneves takes Sonoma, his 1st win in 30 races
Helio Castroneves finally broke through for a victory Sunday at Infineon Raceway, winning for the first time in 30 races...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Castroneves gets first win in 30 races
Helio Castroneves finally broke through for a victory Sunday at Infineon Raceway, winning for the first time in 30 races...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Thunder reigns again with $16.1 million weekend
The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Pedro Feliz lifts Phillies over Dodgers
Pedro Feliz hit a tying RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and delivered a game-winning, three-run homer in the 11th to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
US grain exports snagged by infrastructure delays
Across the country, from grain elevator to grain elevator, golden wheat and corn are piled in towering mounds, waiting for a rail car to haul them to market...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Wall Street bailout aid questioned at Fed event
Do Washington policymakers listen too much to Wall Street? A possible bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, on the heels of similar action involving investment firm Bear Stearns, seems to send a loud signal to financial companies that the government will clean up their messes...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Democrats open faith-filled convention with prayer
At the first official event Sunday of the Democratic National Convention, a choir belted out a gospel song and was followed by a rabbi reciting a Torah reading about forgiveness and the future...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Quintanilla homers in 12th, Rockies beat Reds
Omar Quintanilla homered with one out in the 12th inning and the Colorado Rockies took advantage of five Cincinnati errors to beat the Reds 4-3 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Lone accountant takes on IRS and wins
It took seven years, but Charles Ulrich did something many people dream about, but few succeed at: He beat the IRS in a tax dispute...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Madonna kicks off Sticky and Sweet tour in UK
The queen of pop kicked off her world tour Saturday night, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
10 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan clashes
U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with a group of Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing six militants, while four militants were killed in a battle in the south, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 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 25, 2008
QinetiQ says it has broken unmanned flight record
An ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber and powered using paper-thin solar panels has broken the world record for longest-lasting unmanned flight, its manufacturer claimed Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
US Navy warship sails into Georgia with aid
A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi on Sunday, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally. In central Georgia, an oil train exploded and caught fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the air...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
US-led coalition troops kill 10 Taliban fighters
U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with a group of Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing six militants, while four militants were killed in a battle in the south, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
War frays a patchwork of Georgians, Ossetians
Say hello in Georgian in this Ossetian hamlet these days, and the reply may be a scolding...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraq Shiite cleric wounded in ambush
Gunmen seriously wounded a Shiite cleric and an outspoken critic of sectarian militias in an ambush on a van carrying his wife, mother and sister, police and hospital officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Taliban turns lethal 101 US deaths in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents once derided as a ragtag rabble unable to match U.S. troops have transformed into a fighting force _ one advanced enough to mount massive conventional attacks and claim American lives at a record pace...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
US disappointed Olympics didnt open China more
The United States said Sunday it was disappointed the Olympics had not brought more "openness and tolerance" in China and pressed for the immediate release of eight American protesters...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Guatemala plane crash kills 10, some from US
A small plane carrying U.S. humanitarian workers crashed in a field in eastern Guatemala on Sunday, killing 10 people, including five Americans, an aviation official and a survivor said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Officials Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 25
A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from U.S. custody, killing at least 25 people, Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
68 die, 22 survive airliner crash in Kyrgyzstan
A passenger jet carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school sports team, crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday near the Kyrgyz capital, killing 68, government officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Iraq suicide bomber kills 25 west of Baghdad
Iraqi police and hospital officials say at least 25 people have been killed and 29 wounded in a suicide bombing on the western outskirts of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Niger land mine accident kills 1, wounds dozens
Dozens of land mines accidentally exploded Sunday in Niger during a ceremony in which a group of former rebels were handing over arms, killing one person and wounding about 40 including the regional governor, the government said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Guatemala plane crash kills 10 including Americans
A small plane crashed in a field in eastern Guatemala on Sunday, killing 10 people, including five Americans, aviation and army officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
US deaths reach 101 for the year in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents once derided as a ragtag rabble unable to match U.S. troops have transformed into a fighting force _ one advanced enough to mount massive conventional attacks and claim American lives at a record pace...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Tropical Storm Julio hits Mexicos Baja peninsula
Tropical Storm Julio drenched the resort-studded southern Baja California peninsula with heavy rains Sunday as authorities evacuated more than 2,500 families living along riverbeds near the coast...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Tropical Storm Julio hits Mexican coast
Tropical Storm Julio is pounding southern Baja California with heavy rains as its center pushes its way onto the tip of the resort-studded Mexican peninsula...
Southern Ledger - August 25, 2008
Perry denies Script chart double
Katy Perry remains on top of the UK singles chart to deny Irish band The Script a number one song and album...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Israel poised to free prisoners
Israel is due to release nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners shortly in a bid to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Americans die in Guatemala crash
Five US aid workers are among 10 people killed when a small plane crashes east of the Guatemalan capital, police say...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Snaring of badgers 'increasing'
The number of badgers being found snared in Scotland is the highest it has been in six years, a charity says...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Stage set
Barack Obama hopes for lift-off at convention...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Keeping the faith
Out on a high? George Michael closes his final tour...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Russia to debate Georgian regions
Russia's parliament meets shortly to debate recognising the independence of Georgia's two breakaway provinces...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Zimbabwe parliament set to meet
Zimbabwe's parliament is due to be sworn in for the first time since year's disputed elections earlier this year...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Salmond rejects UK football team
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond says plans for a British Olympic football team are a "massive own goal"...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Eyes on Clinton as Democrats meet
How Clinton supporters will take to Barack Obama as party candidate is set to dominate the US Democratic convention...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
China deports US Tibet protesters
China deports eight Americans detained in Beijing last week for demonstrating about Tibet during the Olympic Games...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Financial slowdown 'to drag on'
The global downturn could "drag on for some considerable time", warns the Bank of England's deputy governor...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
Young people 'being criminalised'
The government is criminalising young people for petty offences that could be better punished informally, a report says...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
GB Olympic heroes set for return
Team GB fly back to the UK following their best Olympic Games medal performance for 100 years...
BBC News - August 25, 2008
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