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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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Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ariz. crash raises questions about medical flights
A fiery collision that killed six people aboard two medical helicopters has underscored the dangers of emergency flights and renewed questions about whether they are worth the risks...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Medical helicopters collide, killing 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Collision of medical helicopters kills 6 in Ariz.
Accidents of medical aircraft are at a "disturbing" level, a federal safety official said Monday as he arrived at the scene where two helicopters collided, killing six people...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Nadal in quarterfinals at Wimbledon
Second-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Pamela Anderson auctions car for PETA cause
Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Bon Jovi to give free concert in NYC this summer
Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Wildfires force firefighters to pick their battles
With hundreds of wildfires raging across remote, rugged parts of California for a second week, fire officials have been forced to strategically choose which to fight and which to leave to burn for weeks or even months...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton finally speak
The silence between Barack Obama and Bill Clinton has been broken, with the Democratic White House hopeful on Monday asking the former president to campaign for him during their first conversation since the heated primary...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Williams sisters both win on Graveyard
While Roger Federer glided to another victory on Centre Court, and Rafael Nadal won despite a scary stumble on Court 1, the Williams sisters found themselves playing back to back Monday on cozy, clattery Court 2, known as the "Graveyard of Champions."...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Jankovic and Kuznetsova ousted at Wimbledon
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova were ousted in the fourth round Monday, leaving Wimbledon without any of the top four women in the quarterfinals for the first time...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Food inflation may dodge Midwest flood bullet
Midwest floods may not contribute as much to food inflation as was feared...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Iraqi notice on oil does not include contracts
The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to international bidding Monday as the nation attempts to boost daily production by 60 percent...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Models death after NYC apartment fall was suicide
The death of a fashion model who plunged from the ninth floor of a Manhattan building has been ruled a suicide...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mystery blast kills 8 at Pakistan militant base
An explosion wrecked a militant compound Monday, killing as many as eight people while Pakistani paramilitary forces pushed deeper into a border region where extremists threaten the city of Peshawar and a key supply line for U.S. troops in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
German court rejects criticism of role in Nazi hunt
A German court on Monday rejected criticism from the Simon Wiesenthal Center that its decisions disallowing certain telephone taps have been obstructing the hunt for former SS doctor Aribert Heim...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
28 militants are killed in southern Afghanistan
U.S.-led forces backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban commanders, an Afghan official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Algae woes hit Chinas Olympic sailing host city
To host the Olympic sailing events, the Chinese port city of Qingdao moved a massive boat yard, relocated industries and spent about $850 million on transport links, parks, pollution controls and coastal green belts...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Dior gives lesson in modern elegance in Paris show
The Christian Dior show in Paris on Monday should make even notoriously icy U.S. Vogue editor Anna Wintour crack a smile...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
South African police say violent crime is down
Crime rates in South Africa _ among the highest in the world _ are declining with fewer robberies, rapes and murders reported in the last year, police said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN US aid arrives in NKorea food shortages loom
Thousands of tons of food from the U.S. has started flowing into North Korea, the U.N. food agency said Monday, as aid groups warned that the impoverished nation faces food shortages not seen since 2001...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Iraq opens 6 oil fields to international bidding
The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to international bidding Monday as the nation attempts to boost daily production by 60 percent...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Hamas emboldened by Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap
Hamas militants holding an Israeli soldier said Monday they would stick to their tough demands in negotiations over his release, emboldened by the high price Israel is paying in a planned prisoner swap with Hezbollah...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet for talks
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Truckers in France protest high fuel prices
Truck drivers protesting soaring fuel prices have slowed highway traffic outside Paris and other French cities...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Sarkozy denounces French shooting spree
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Monday for "consequences" after 17 people were shot and wounded during a weekend military demonstration in which real bullets were used instead of blanks...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Wave of attacks threaten Iraqi judges
Five Iraqi judges escaped assassination Monday in a series of small bomb attacks that police believe may be part of a Shiite extremist campaign to force them to free jailed militants or reduce their sentences...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Sarkozy says he could attend Beijing Olympics
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he could attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics if talks between China and the Dalai Lama make more progress...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Australian police charge suspect in ax killings
A 69-year-old Australian man was charged with hacking his two grandchildren and wife to death with an ax and badly wounding his daughter, police said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN official says Gitmo trials unfair
U.S. prosecution of terror suspects at its Guantanamo Bay detention facility fall short of international standards for fair trials, a U.N. rights official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mother's junk food 'harms child'
Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Watchdog debates exam difficulty
England's exams watchdog wants experts to debate evidence that some subjects are harder than others...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Bond trailer makes online debut
The trailer for forthcoming Bond movie Quantum of Solace is shown for the first time on the internet...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Parched Cyprus awaits water ships
Ships containing drinking water are due to dock in Cyprus in an effort to relieve the island's chronic water shortage...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Tesco to end trade with Zimbabwe
Supermarket chain Tesco is to stop buying goods from Zimbabwe due to the political crisis, the company says...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Parents plea to missing daughter
The parents of a woman who fled Sunderland in May with her five children appeal for her to come home...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Frozen in time
Beatles interview rescued from a London garage...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Greek gala
Film stars out in force for Mamma Mia! premiere...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Unity hopes
Can Spain put aside divisions after football triumph?...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Murray wins after epic fightback
Andy Murray battles back from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet and set up a Wimbledon quarter-final against Rafael Nadal...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Madrid revels in Spanish triumph
Euro 2008 champions Spain arrive home to a heroes' welcome from about one million ecstatic fans in Madrid...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Man arrested over six bar murders
Detectives investigating the murder of six people in a bar in Loughinisland, County Down, 14 years ago arrest a man in England...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
'Amy elbowed me': Fan films Winehouse fracas
A man who was allegedly elbowed in the head by Amy Winehouse at the Glastonbury Festival hands footage of the incident to the BBC...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Sarkozy calls for major EU change
French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for a profound change to the way the EU is built, as France takes on the presidency...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Scots 'must vote less on England'
Scottish MPs should have less power to vote on matters relating only to England, a Conservative taskforce says...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
USS Cole attack 'plotter' charged
US military prosecutors file charges against the alleged mastermind behind the 2000 attack on the USS Cole...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Ministers face new 10p tax fight
The government is facing a fresh possible rebellion by Labour MPs over its abolition of the 10p rate of income tax...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Macho man is going out of fashion
As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cell phones rules changing for Calif. drivers
To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service
He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Sea turtle Dylan is released back into the wild
A 150-pound sea turtle raised by humans returned to freedom on Monday after nine years of captivity, swimming away after the veterinarians who cared for her helped steer her toward the ocean...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Police Pregnant NC soldiers death is a homicide
Authorities investigating the death of a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier say they are treating the case as a homicide, and Army investigators are stepping in to assist in the probe...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Blind Special Forces soldier determined to serve
When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Stocks advance as oil pulls off fresh high
Stocks rose Monday, the final session of an arduous first half, as the price of oil pulled off its high and relieved some inflation worries...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama to talk on what patriotism means to him
Barack Obama is traveling to the aptly named town of Independence to give speech about patriotism...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Models death after NYC apartment fall was suicide
The death of a fashion model who plunged from the ninth floor of a Manhattan building has been ruled a suicide...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
USDA reports flooding cuts corn acres
The government says farmers will harvest nearly 7 percent fewer acres of corn than last year in part because Midwest flooding has damaged the crop...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN US food aid arrives in North Korea
A U.S. ship carrying thousands of tons of food aid has arrived in North Korea, after the communist nation agreed to expanded international assistance for its impoverished people, the U.N. food agency said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN US ship carrying aid arrives in North Korea
The U.N. food agency says a U.S. ship carrying food aid has arrived in North Korea...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mugabe looks for support at African summit
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe sought a boost of political legitimacy at a summit of African leaders Monday after his re-election was condemned by much of the rest of the world as a sham...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Explosion at militant compound in Pakistan
A powerful explosion destroyed a militant compound and killed up to eight people Monday in a volatile tribal region where Pakistan security forces are waging an offensive against pro-Taliban militants, residents said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
8 killed in Pakistani tribal region
A powerful explosion destroyed a militant compound and killed up to eight people Monday in a volatile tribal region where Pakistan security forces are waging an offensive against pro-Taliban militants, residents said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Algae woes hit Chinas Olympic sailing host city
To host the Olympic sailing events, the Chinese port city of Qingdao moved a massive boat yard, relocated industries and spent about $850 million on transport links, parks, pollution controls and coastal green belts...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Blast kills up to 8 in Pakistani tribal region
A powerful explosion destroyed a militant compound and killed up to eight people Monday in a volatile tribal region where Pakistan security forces are waging an offensive against pro-Taliban militants, residents said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys in China for formal talks
Representatives of the Dalai Lama said Monday they will sit down for talks with Chinese officials, as international pressure built for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots in Tibet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mystery blast kills 8 at Pakistan militant base
An explosion wrecked a militant compound Monday, killing as many as eight people while Pakistani paramilitary forces pushed deeper into a border region where extremists threaten the city of Peshawar and a key supply line for U.S. troops in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
German court rejects criticism of role in Nazi hunt
A German court on Monday rejected criticism from the Simon Wiesenthal Center that its decisions disallowing certain telephone taps have been obstructing the hunt for former SS doctor Aribert Heim...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
28 militants are killed in southern Afghanistan
U.S.-led forces backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban commanders, an Afghan official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Former Chile security chief gets life sentences
A judge says he has imposed two sentences of life in prison on the security chief for former dictator Augusto Pinochet...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Hackers post Soviet symbols on Lithuanian sites
Unidentified hackers broke into several hundred Lithuanian Web sites over the weekend, plastering them with communist symbols, government officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Beijing boasts stunning new buildings
This ancient capital city, long known for the architectural splendor of its centuries-old palaces and temples, is getting a new look that could have been plucked from science fiction...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Police 4 judges targeted by bombs in Iraq
Four Iraqi judges were targeted by bombs in separate attacks Monday in Baghdad, resulting in injuries but no deaths, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
28 militants said killed in Afghanistan fight
U.S.-led forces backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban commanders, an Afghan official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UK student gets exam credit for expletive
A British high school student received credit for writing nothing but a two-word obscenity on an exam paper because the phrase expressed meaning and was spelled correctly...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Rural Diplomas to get extra help
Rural schools in England face extra challenges in delivering the new Diploma, a government report says...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Fan filmed Amy Winehouse incident
A man who was allegedly elbowed in the head by Amy Winehouse at Glastonbury hands footage of the incident to the BBC...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Sarkozy vows action over shooting
French President Sarkozy calls for swift and severe punishment after 17 people were shot during an army open day...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
India unveils climate change plan
India says it plans a gradual shift to solar power and other forms of renewable energy in the battle against climate change...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
By-election looms after MP quits
The resignation of Glasgow East MP David Marshall is set to trigger a by-election in a Labour safe seat...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Life term for musician's killer
A man is jailed for life for the murder of Londonderry blues musician Jim Gilchrist in September 2005...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Sudan orders Antonov aircraft ban
Sudan's president orders a ban on Antonov aircraft after another plane crash, state media reports...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Spy chief defends Peru's Fujimori
Peru's ex-security chief testifies that former President Alberto Fujimori is innocent of human rights violations...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
'Israel spy' sentenced in Iran
A 45-year-old Iranian man is sentenced to death for sending sensitive security information to Iran's arch foe Israel...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Q&A
Why are plans for eco-towns causing protests?...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Rhys trial will be held in city
The trial of a teenager accused of murdering Merseyside schoolboy Rhys Jones is to be heard in Liverpool, a judge rules...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Life sentence for murdering wife
A husband who strangled his wife after an affair and tried to kill their young son is jailed for life...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
It's my party
The interpersonal politics of children's birthday bashes...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Fire in the sky
What does Siberian blast tell us about asteroid threat?...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Business dilemma
Risks mount for UK firms with interests in Zimbabwe...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Spain ready to salute Euro heroes
Spain's triumphant Euro 2008 squad are expected to receive a noisy welcome when they arrive home on Monday...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Barton admits team-mate assault
Premier League footballer Joey Barton admits assaulting a former team-mate in a training ground row...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Prince Charles's income up by 7%
The Prince of Wales's private income rose by 7% to more than £16m last year, Clarence House's latest accounts show...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Review as expletive gets marks
Marks for a pupil who wrote just a sexual expletive in an exam prompts the board to review its guidelines...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Personal flying machines will be a reality, says Sir Clive Sinclair
Personal flying machines will be a reality, says Sir Clive Sinclair...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Live - Gasquet v Murray
Britain's Andy Murray takes on number eight seed Richard Gasquet on Centre Court for a place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Sister's tribute to 'true angel'
Former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella pays tribute to her 16-year-old brother who was stabbed to death...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Latest Afghanistan casualty named
A British soldier killed by a mine explosion in Afghanistan has been named as Lance Corporal James Johnson...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Quality ranking key to NHS funds
Patients' rating of the quality of their care will directly affect funding of NHS services in England, the government says...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe
Kenyan PM Raila Odinga calls on the African Union to suspend Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe until he allows fair elections...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Protests over shrine continue in Kashmir
Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Oil is making millionaires in North Dakota
Oscar Stohler was raised in a sod house in western North Dakota and ranched there for nearly seven decades. He never gave much thought to what lay below the grass that fattened his cattle...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Helicopter collision in northern Arizona kills 6
A helicopter ferrying a patient with a medical emergency from the Grand Canyon collided into another chopper carrying a patient near a northern Arizona hospital, leaving six people dead and critically injuring a nurse...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service
He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Hall, Statler Brothers join country Hall of Fame
Tom T. Hall and the Statler Brothers were formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with a musical tribute...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Blind Special Forces soldier determined to serve
When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama gets in works out, hair cut, hoops
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took a break from campaigning Sunday, but still had a busy day...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
White Sox get even with Cubs
Sweep revenge for the White Sox against the Cubs...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Rookies carry Rangers past Phillies 5-1
Eric Hurley pitched into the sixth inning to earn his first major league win and Chris Davis homered to lead the Texas Rangers past the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1 Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Lackey, Angels beat Dodgers 1-0
John Lackey held the Dodgers to three hits for 8 2-3 innings, Francisco Rodriguez retired James Loney with the bases loaded for the final out and the Angels beat the Dodgers 1-0 Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are limited
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Newspapers, reeling from slumping ads, slash jobs
Even for an industry awash in bad news, the newspaper business went through one of its most severe retrenchments in recent memory last week...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Report North Korea destroys reactor tower
North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, according to a news report, in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Zimbabwes Mugabe promises talks with opposition
President Robert Mugabe says he promises "serious talks" with the opposition...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Researchers recreate pre-Columbian sounds
Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Pakistan presses on with offensive vs. militants
Pakistani paramilitary forces destroyed a handful of militant centers and uncovered alleged torture cells as they pressed ahead Sunday with an offensive against extremists near the Afghan border, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN official Afghan civilian deaths up 60 percent
A senior U.N. official says the number of civilians killed in fighting in Afghanistan has soared by nearly two-thirds...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Iraqi guards kill female suicide bomber
Iraqi guards opened fire on a female suicide bomber on Sunday and triggered her explosives belt before she reached their headquarters, foiling the latest of more than 20 suicide missions by women this year, military officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mens Paris fashions blur gender boundaries
The French menswear collections ended on Sunday in a sea of sequins, silk and all things pink, challenging the adage that boys will be boys...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
South Korea bans rallies against US beef imports
South Korean police refused Sunday to allow more candlelight protests against the resumption of American beef imports, just hours after thousands of demonstrators clashed with riot police in the streets of the capital...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Winehouse strikes back at Glastonbury fan
Amy Winehouse was packing a punch at the Glastonbury music festival...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Shipping woes cut Chinese fireworks exports
Chen Tiezhong will likely spend the Fourth of July worrying about the future of his sprawling fireworks factory. China, where fireworks were invented, is running short of ports from which to ship the dangerous cargoes abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN US food aid arrives in North Korea
A U.S. ship carrying thousands of tons of food aid has arrived in North Korea, after the communist nation agreed to expanded international assistance for its impoverished people, the U.N. food agency said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Researchers make noises of pre-Columbian society
Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Egypt to open Gaza border briefly
A Palestinian diplomat says Egypt will open it Rafah border crossing with Gaza for two days to allow hundreds of stranded people on both sides to cross...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Police 3 judges targeted by bombs in Iraq
A police officer says three Iraqi judges have been targeted by bombs in different areas of Baghdad, resulting in injuries but no deaths...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mugabe looks for support at African summit
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe sought a boost of political legitimacy at a summit of African leaders Monday after his re-election was condemned by much of the rest of the world as a sham...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Explosion at militant compound in Pakistan
A powerful explosion destroyed a militant compound and killed up to eight people Monday in a volatile tribal region where Pakistan security forces are waging an offensive against pro-Taliban militants, residents said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
8 killed in Pakistani tribal region
A powerful explosion destroyed a militant compound and killed up to eight people Monday in a volatile tribal region where Pakistan security forces are waging an offensive against pro-Taliban militants, residents said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Blasts hit near market in Abkhazia
Two explosions near the central market in the capital of the separatist Georgian republic of Abkhazia injured two people Monday, officials and a news agency said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Egypt to reopen Gaza border
Egypt will reopen its Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip for two days this week to allow hundreds of stranded on both sides to cross, a Palestinian diplomat in Cairo said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
28 militants said killed in Afghan fight
U.S.-led troops backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban leaders, an Afghan official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Rhapsody embraces MP3 music files
US digital music service Rhapsody is the latest company to embrace MP3 downloads without copy restrictions...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Alexander visits Helmand province
International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander is visiting British troops in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Anwar quits Turkish embassy refuge
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim leaves the Turkish embassy, after seeking sanctuary amid sodomy claims...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Pakistan militant house destroyed
An explosion destroys the house of a militant leader in north-west Pakistan, killing at least seven people, officials say...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Green target 'to hike fuel bills'
UK households could see annual energy bills rise 20% to pay for the cost of meeting Europe's emissions targets...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Police power talks 'to intensify'
Peter Robinson on the transfer of policing powers...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Probe into Kenya hotel sell-off
Kenya's prime minister investigates reports a top Nairobi hotel was sold off on the cheap...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Iraq seeking help to develop oil
Iraq is set to announce a series of contracts with foreign oil companies in an effort to boost the country's output...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
'Most dangerous' road pinpointed
An eight mile (13km) stretch of road in Cheshire is named as the country's most dangerous road...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Knitwear firm proposes job cuts
Knitwear company Pringle of Scotland says it may stop manufacturing in Hawick, with the loss of 80 jobs...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Young sex abusers treatment call
Services to treat children and young people who commit sexual abuse should be improved, a children's charity says...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
The bulb hoarders
Meet the people who are stockpiling old light bulbs...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Stylish Spain win thrills Torres
Match-winner Fernando Torres says Spain deserved to win Euro 2008 because they "played the best football"...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Live - Wimbledon day seven
Andy Murray heads the cast list as the leading men and women are all in fourth-round action at Wimbledon on Monday...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Smoking ban 'to save many lives'
The smoking ban in England has dramatically increased the number of people giving up the habit, a survey suggests...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Curran considering leadership bid
Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she is considering standing in the contest to choose the next Scottish Labour leader...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Woman, 55, who advertised for an egg donor on a bus, gives birth
A 55-year-old woman who advertised for an egg donor on a London bus, gives birth to a healthy baby girl...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Court fines eBay over fake goods
A French court orders eBay to pay 40 million euros in damages to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake goods...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
New low for UK mortgage approvals
The number of new mortgages being approved for house purchases has dropped heavily for another month...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Pair bailed after street stabbing
Two 16-year-olds arrested over the murder of schoolboy Ben Kinsella in north London are released on bail...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Woman's death in fire 'is murder'
The death of a 71-year-old woman in a house fire in Bolton a week ago is being treated as murder...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Africa urged to act on Zimbabwe
The UN urges leaders at the African Union summit to work towards a negotiated solution to the crisis in Zimbabwe...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Inundated towns along river ponder their futures
Once the Mississippi River starts to recede this week from another great flood, the tiny river towns that dot its banks in Missouri and Illinois will once again face the question: return and rebuild, or relocate?...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Hall, Statler Brothers join country Hall of Fame
Tom T. Hall and the Statler Brothers were formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with a musical tribute...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Models death after NYC apartment fall was suicide
The death of a fashion model who plunged from the ninth floor of a Manhattan building has been ruled a suicide...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Winehouse strikes back at Glastonbury reveler
Amy Winehouse was packing a punch at the Glastonbury music festival. After taking the stage Saturday, the troubled singer climbed down into the pit and scuffled briefly with a reveler...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
6 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
Two medical helicopters collided Sunday afternoon about a half-mile from a northern Arizona hospital, killing at least six people and critically injuring another person, a federal official said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
7 die as medical helicopters collide over Arizona
A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
White Sox get even with Cubs
Sweep revenge for the White Sox against the Cubs...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Rookies carry Rangers past Phillies 5-1
Eric Hurley pitched into the sixth inning to earn his first major league win and Chris Davis homered to lead the Texas Rangers past the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1 Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Lackey, Angels beat Dodgers 1-0
John Lackey held the Dodgers to three hits for 8 2-3 innings, Francisco Rodriguez retired James Loney with the bases loaded for the final out and the Angels beat the Dodgers 1-0 Sunday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Newspapers, reeling from slumping ads, slash jobs
Even for an industry awash in bad news, the newspaper business went through one of its most severe retrenchments in recent memory last week...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Falling pound squeezes retired British expats
Margaret Ditchburn never used to mind the prices at her favorite French-style bistro in this sun-baked seaside resort popular with retired British expatriates...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Obama gets in works out, hair cut, hoops
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took a break from campaigning Sunday, but still had a busy day...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
SC teen struck, killed by Six Flags coaster in Ga.
A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Wilkinson holds off Ishimatsu to earn third trip to Olympics
Laura Wilkinson crawled out of the water, bowed toward the pool, then looked up at the scoreboard...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Cink wins Travelers Championship by 1 stroke
Stewart Cink won the Travelers Championship by one shot Sunday after weathering a thunderstorm, an early bogey and late charges from defending champion Hunter Mahan and Tommy Armour III...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 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 30, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are limited
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Award-winning pianist Leonard Pennario dies at 83
Leonard Pennario, a Grammy-winning pianist and best-selling classical recording artist, has died. He was 83...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
China resists bid for Zimbabwe sanctions
While China heaped praise on the United States for its help in recovering from a devastating earthquake, there was no sign Sunday its gratitude would extend to international matters...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Israeli Cabinet approves Hezbollah prisoner deal
A senior government official says the Israeli Cabinet has overwhelmingly agreed to swap a notorious Lebanese prisoner for the bodies of two captured soldiers...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Israeli govt to decide soldiers-prisoner swap deal
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday declared two soldiers held by Lebanese militants to be dead and urged his Cabinet to vote for a deal to swap their bodies for a notorious Lebanese prisoner...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
G-8 protestors clash with police in Tokyo
Protesters clashed with police in Tokyo Sunday during demonstrations against an upcoming summit of leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized nations...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Israel reopens Gaza border crossings
Israel reopened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Sunday to allow a trickle of goods into the territory, putting a rocky cease-fire back on course after Palestinian rocket attacks last week led to a closure of the passages...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
McCain, Obama court Hispanic voters
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Gay activists march in Indias gay pride parade
Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Researchers recreate pre-Columbian sounds
Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Pakistan presses on with offensive vs. militants
Pakistani paramilitary forces destroyed a handful of militant centers and uncovered alleged torture cells as they pressed ahead Sunday with an offensive against extremists near the Afghan border, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN official Afghan civilian deaths up 60 percent
A senior U.N. official says the number of civilians killed in fighting in Afghanistan has soared by nearly two-thirds...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Zimbabwes Mugabe sworn in after discredited vote
President Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a sixth term, just hours after electoral officials said he won a discredited runoff...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Zimbabwe officials Mugabe won in main cities
Zimbabwe electoral officials say President Robert Mugabe won in the main cities in an election that has been widely denounced...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Mens Paris fashions blur gender boundaries
The French menswear collections ended on Sunday in a sea of sequins, silk and all things pink, challenging the adage that boys will be boys...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
South Korea bans rallies against US beef imports
South Korean police refused Sunday to allow more candlelight protests against the resumption of American beef imports, just hours after thousands of demonstrators clashed with riot police in the streets of the capital...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Winehouse strikes back at Glastonbury fan
Amy Winehouse was packing a punch at the Glastonbury music festival...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Shipping woes cut Chinese fireworks exports
Chen Tiezhong will likely spend the Fourth of July worrying about the future of his sprawling fireworks factory. China, where fireworks were invented, is running short of ports from which to ship the dangerous cargoes abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Zimbabwes Mugabe promises talks with opposition
President Robert Mugabe says he promises "serious talks" with the opposition...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
A look at Israeli-Lebanese prisoner swaps
A look at Israeli-Lebanese prisoner swaps:_ 2008: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declares two soldiers captured by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in 2006 to be dead. Cabinet approves deal to exchange Lebanese prisoner for bodies of the two soldiers and information on missing Israeli airman...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Researchers make noises of pre-Columbian society
Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Iraqi guards kill female suicide bomber
Iraqi guards opened fire on a female suicide bomber on Sunday and triggered her explosives belt before she reached their headquarters, foiling the latest of more than 20 suicide missions by women this year, military officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN US food aid arrives in North Korea
A U.S. ship carrying thousands of tons of food aid has arrived in North Korea, after the communist nation agreed to expanded international assistance for its impoverished people, the U.N. food agency said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
UN US ship carrying aid arrives in North Korea
The U.N. food agency says a U.S. ship carrying food aid has arrived in North Korea...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Tropical Storm Boris strengthens at sea
Tropical Storm Boris strengthened unexpectedly to just below hurricane strength Sunday but remained far from land over the eastern Pacific, forecasters said...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Correction Iraq-Inside the Walls story
In a June 27 story about security walls in Baghdad, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a military spokesman, Maj. Frank Garcia, cited the "significant effect" of a wall in the Baghdad district of Azamiyah. The spokesman for U.S. forces in Baghdad, Lt. Col. Steven Stover, says Garcia was referring to Amariyah, another mostly Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad. Both neighborhoods have walls...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
16 adults, kids wounded at French shooting demo
French officials say 16 adults and children have been wounded at a military shooting demonstration when they were struck by real bullets instead of blanks...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Blast heard in Pakistans capital
Residents say a large explosion has been heard in the Pakistani capital...
Southern Ledger - June 30, 2008
Physics teacher shortage warning
One in four secondary schools in England does not have any specialist physics teachers, says a survey...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Coldplay lose singles chart crown
Coldplay's song Viva La Vida is ousted from the UK number one spot by US R&B singer Ne-Yo, but their album stays on top...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Green target to hike energy bills
UK households could see annual energy bills rise 20% to pay for the cost of meeting Europe's emissions targets...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Credit union rules 'to be eased'
The government is to unveil an initiative to help people on low wages beat the credit crunch, the BBC learns...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Report scathing over EU 'rip off'
A report is highly critical of how two government departments handled financial and public appointment processes...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Two dead in suspicious fire
Two unidentified people are killed in a suspicious blaze at a property in south-east London, police say...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
The verdict
Fans and singers look back on Glastonbury 2008...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Paris '68
France is still haunted by the spirit of uprising...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Verve close Glastonbury - and take swipe at festival boss
The Verve close this year's Glastonbury Festival with some classic songs and a swipe at organiser Michael Eavis...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Eco-town campaigners to hold demo
Campaigners from many of the 15 sites in England earmarked for "eco-towns" are to protest against the plans outside Parliament...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
Listed status bid for BBC centre
BBC Television Centre in west London should be listed as a grade II building, English Heritage says...
BBC News - June 30, 2008
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