|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Suri Cruise tops Forbes.com list of Hottest Tots
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
The New Frugality Americans return to thriftiness
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
Mammoth task Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
Rebels No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
Ben Affleck visits refugee camps in eastern Congo
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Global News Archive for June 2008:
|
 |
China Unicom buying China Netcom for nearly $24B
China pressed ahead with a restructuring of its telecommunications market Monday as mobile phone company China Unicom Ltd. announced plans to take over a fixed-line provider and sell off a mobile network...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Vatican excommunication for female priests
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It has strongly reiterated in a decree that anyone involved in ordination ceremonies is automatically excommunicated...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Amy Winehouse supports jailed husband in court
Amy Winehouse gave her jailed husband loving glances when he appeared in an east London court on charges of assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
General says he was not influenced in Haditha case
A four-star general testified Monday that an investigator did not influence his decision to charge a Marine officer with failing to probe the killings of 24 Iraqi men, women and children...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Sect elder says church to forbid underage marriage
An elder in a Texas polygamist group says church policy going forward will to be to forbid any girl to marry who is not old enough to legally consent in the state where she lives...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Reputed Klansman appeals conviction in 1964 deaths
A reputed Ku Klux Klan member serving three life sentences for his role in the 1964 abduction and killings of two black Mississippi teenagers should not have been convicted because the statute of limitations had expired, his lawyer argued Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Shuttle Discovery docks at space station with lab
Space shuttle Discovery performed a slow back flip and then docked at the international space station on Monday, delivering a mammoth lab and two new occupants: a NASA astronaut and Buzz Lightyear...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Sharapova beaten by Safina at French Open
One point from the quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova again came up short at the French Open...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Spokesman Kelsey Grammer had mild heart attack
A spokesman for Kelsey Grammer says the "Frasier" star is recovering in a Hawaii hospital after a mild heart attack this weekend. Stan Rosenfield says Grammer is "resting comfortably" in an undisclosed hospital after being stricken Saturday. Rosenfield says the 53-year-old actor will be released early this week...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
McCain to try to claim mantle of change
With voters sour on the status quo, Republican John McCain plans to spend the next five months arguing that he has a history of fighting to reform government and that Democrat Barack Obama talks of change with nothing to show for it...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
McCain criticizes Obama on Iran, Iraq
Republican John McCain warned Monday that a nuclear-armed Iran would threaten Israel and cautioned that withdrawing troops from Iraq would weaken the entire Middle East as he courted Jewish voters wary of Democrat Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
McCain to try to claim mantel of change
With voters sour on the status quo, Republican John McCain plans to spend the next five months arguing that he has a history of fighting to reform government and that Democrat Barack Obama talks of change with nothing to show for it...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Obama nears win amid signs Clinton may admit loss
Barack Obama crept close to victory in the marathon Democratic presidential race Monday on the eve of the final primaries amid signs that Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing to acknowledge defeat once he gained the final delegates needed...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Obama says hell meet with Clinton when race ends
Barack Obama says he has asked Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for a meeting on her terms "when the dust settles" from their race. "The sooner we can bring the party together the better, so we can focus on John McCain and taking back the White House," he told reporters...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Judge signs order to return polygamists kids
A Texas judge has signed an order returning custody of children in a polygamist group to their parents...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Transformers takes best movie at MTV Movie Awards
"Transformers" is the winner of best movie at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Franco MTV gave us the bag of fake weed
Like the stoners they play in the upcoming "Pineapple Express," Seth Rogen and James Franco stumbled unkowingly into trouble Sunday at the MTV Movie Awards...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Sharapova loses to Safina at French Open
One point from the quarterfinals, a shrieking Maria Sharapova again came up short at the French Open...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Obama He and Clinton to work together in fall
Barack Obama said Monday he and rival Hillary Rodham Clinton will be "working together in November" despite fears by some that the Democratic Party will be divided after the long and bitter primary campaign...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Tropical storm Arthur soaks Yucatan, loses steam
Tropical Storm Arthur weakened to a dissipating depression Sunday after soaking the Yucatan Peninsula. But heavy rains still threatened to cause dangerous flooding and mudslides in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Political foes turn screws on Pakistans Musharraf
For eight years President Pervez Musharraf dominated Pakistan and charmed the West by presenting himself as a straight-talking ally in the war on terror...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
South Korea to delay renewed US beef imports
The South Korean government said Monday it was delaying the planned resumption of U.S. beef imports, after a request from the ruling party and large weekend street protests...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Fulbright scholarships restored to 7 Gaza students
The U.S. has reinstated the Fulbright scholarships of seven Gaza Strip students blocked by Israel from leaving the Hamas-ruled territory, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
South Korea to delay resumption of US beef imports
South Korea says it will delay the resumption of U.S. beef imports...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
New round of climate talks opens in Germany
Some 2,000 delegates from 162 countries and dozens of specialist agencies opened a two-week conference Monday to start tackling the details of a new global warming agreement slated to take effect after 2012...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Study Global newspaper circulation is rising
Global newspaper circulation is rising, buoyed by demand in Asia and South America _ belying predictions of the demise of print journalism, officials said Monday at the start of an international newspaper conference...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Navy sees future with drones for spying but not fighting
The Navy lags well behind the Air Force in the development of armed drones _ the unmanned aircraft now used increasingly in Iraq and Afghanistan _ insisting that its "Top Gun" fighter pilots are still smarter, better and more flexible in combat...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Despite damage, many schools reopen in Myanmar
As students filed into Middle School No. 1 on Monday for the first day of classes since the cyclone hit Myanmar a month ago, all eyes stared skyward _ at the gaping hole in the roof...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Brazil officials alarmed by abduction
A state security chief said Monday it is possible rogue police were involved in the kidnapping of two journalists, who say they were tortured by a paramilitary militia that included police...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
6 die in bomb outside Danish Embassy in Pakistan
A car bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad on Monday, killing six people and wounding dozens weeks after al-Qaida issued threats against Denmark over the reprinting of a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Syria to allow UN probe of alleged nuclear site
Syria will allow in U.N. inspectors to probe allegations that a remote building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike was a nuclear reactor built secretly with North Korean help, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Suicide car bomber kills 9 in northern Iraqi city
A suicide car bomber targeted the provincial police headquarters in Mosul on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens, police said. The attack underscored fears that Sunni insurgents are regrouping despite a U.S.-Iraqi offensive in the northern city...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
French train crash kills 7 children
A train slammed into a bus carrying schoolchildren at a railroad crossing in the French Alps on Monday, killing seven children and injuring 24 people, regional officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Correction Iraq-Deaths Down story
In a May 31 story about U.S. military deaths in Iraq, The Associated Press erroneously reported at least 21 U.S. military deaths for May. The death toll for the month is at least 19. The error occurred because of conflicting details in two death reports between the Department of Defense and the U.S. military in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
British group alleges US used ships as prisons
A British human rights organization claimed Monday that the United States had used military ships to secretly detain and interrogate terrorism suspects. U.S. officials denied using ship as prisons...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Dozens of Zimbabwe opposition supporters arrested
Police arrested at least 70 opposition supporters accused of political violence, state-run media reported Monday. A newly elected opposition lawmaker also was detained, his lawyer said...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Embraer may sell military planes to US
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is participating in preliminary negotiations to sell the U.S. government eight 314-B1 Super Tucano light attack and training planes for use in Iraq, the company said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
Chief Gitmo judge defends tribunals
An Army judge was removed from the war-crimes trial of a young Canadian because his service orders were expiring, the chief judge at Guantanamo said Monday, rejecting suggestions that he was fired because of rulings favorable to the defense...
Southern Ledger - June 2, 2008
BBC stars 'are not paid too much'
Stars like Jonathan Ross and Chris Moyles are not paid above the market rate, concludes a BBC review...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Nvidia debuts chips for tiny PCs
The graphics chip maker joins the growing band of hardware firms producing low-cost laptops...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Blunkett: Labour at rock bottom
The government has "hit rock bottom" but anti-terror defeat would not be a "knockout blow", David Blunkett says...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Many still denied HIV drug access
Millions of people with HIV/Aids in the world's poorer countries still fail to get drugs which could save their lives...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Millions must be on vetting list
More than a quarter of adults in England will be included in the world's most extensive child protection database...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Tiniest extrasolar planet found
Astronomers have sighted the smallest extrasolar planet yet: a distant world just three times the size of our own...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Bomb hits Pakistan Danish embassy
At least six people die and 30 are hurt in a bomb attack near the Danish embassy in Pakistan's capital Islamabad...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Nepal ex-king 'to go gracefully'
The deposed king of Nepal has agreed to vacate his palace within a fortnight, the home minister says...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
OECD set to tackle climate change
The world's richest countries meet to discuss climate change and the perilous state of the world economy...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Navies to tackle Somali pirates
The UN votes unanimously to allow countries to send warships into Somali waters to tackle pirates...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Bolivia grabs control of gas firm
The Bolivian government continues its nationalisation of key industries - taking full control of a gas pipeline firm...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Nuclear inspectors to visit Syria
The UN nuclear agency says inspectors are to be allowed into Syria to investigate an alleged nuclear site...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Burmese still lack aid a month on
A month after a cyclone hit Burma, aid agencies say 250,000 people have still not received any help...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Gazza sectioned for second time
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is detained overnight under the Mental Health Act...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Car could hold key to murder hunt
Police want to speak to anyone who saw a woman park her car by a park before she was murdered...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Training deal to secure RAF base
A £635m deal will ensure the next generation of Britain's fighter pilots will be trained on Anglesey...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Crimewatch unearths murder leads
A Crimewatch appeal over the 2004 murder of a farmer has generated fresh leads, a detective says...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Time, please
Danes do, Aussies don't. Should public drinking be illegal?...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Finding the fallen
Emotional hunt for remains of soldiers killed in WWI...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Fashion icon
A fashion editor considers the life of Yves Saint Laurent...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Ennis injury ends Olympic dream
British heptathlete Jessica Ennis will miss the Beijing Olympics with an ankle injury, UK Athletics has confirmed...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Food challenge
Rome summit seeks to find way out of growing crisis...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Secret salaries
Why the BBC still will not say what it pays top talent...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Scientists report success in cloning hair cells to treat baldness
Cells grown in the laboratory may offer a possible solution to hair loss, preliminary trials have suggested...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
How biscuits may be 'key' to clinching business deals
About four out of five UK businesses believe the type of biscuit they serve to potential clients could clinch the deal or make it crumble, a survey says...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Mourinho takes over as Inter boss
Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is appointed as manager of Italian Serie A side Inter Milan...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Parents to get youth drink guide
Parents will be told how much their children can safely drink as part of ministers' new alcohol strategy...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
B&B sees loss in wake of downturn
UK mortgage firm Bradford & Bingley falls into the red and warns of a slowdown as the housing market cools...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Kennedy brain surgery 'a success'
US Senator Edward Kennedy has undergone "successful" surgery for a cancerous brain tumour, his doctor says...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Musician Bo Diddley dies aged 79
Grammy-winning musician Bo Diddley dies of heart failure in Florida at the age of 79, his spokeswoman confirms...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Air accused 'planned bomb stunt'
A man accused of leading an airline bomb plot tells a court he wanted to set off a device in Parliament as a stunt...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Girl, 15, found stabbed to death
A 15-year-old girl is found stabbed to death in a lift on a housing estate near Waterloo in south London...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Texas sect children return home
About 400 children taken from a Texas sect are to be returned to their parents immediately, a judge rules...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Mugabe food talks trip 'obscene'
The presence of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at a UN food summit is condemned by the UK and Australia...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
Smith pledges terror safeguards
Jacqui Smith says she will bring forward safeguards on extending terror detention limits, as she tries to win over Labour MPs...
BBC News - June 2, 2008
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
