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Direct flights between China-Taiwan begin
Hundreds of mainland Chinese tourists _ some in matching pink shirts _ arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regular commercial flights in nearly six decades, a historic move aimed at further easing tensions between the old foes...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Croc Dundee to tax authorities Come and get me
"Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan challenged Australian tax authorities Friday to track him down in the United States after a newspaper report that he was under investigation for tax evasion...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US marks July 4 with fireworks, revelry
Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades and hot-dog-eating hijinks...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand
Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Amy Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of win in hand
Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Man claims assault by Eminem in 2006 in Detroit
A man has sued Eminem, claiming the rapper punched him two years ago while they were in the bathroom of a Detroit strip club...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Champ retains NYC hot-dog eating title in overtime
Joey Chestnut achieved frankfurter immortality Friday, outdueling his celebrated Japanese rival in an epic hot-dog eating contest that pushed both of the gluttonous gladiators to the brink...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US marks Independence Day with fireworks, revelry
Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades and hot-dog-eating hijinks...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Obama and family spend Fourth of July in Montana
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Obama and family spend 4th of July in Montana
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Analysis Obamas shifts to center give GOP ammo
Is Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth?...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
On the fence Youkilis triples off top of wall
Kevin Youkilis created the drama. Mike Lowell gave Boston the win...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Griffey homer gives Reds 3-0 win over Washington
Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run drive for career homer No. 604 and Bronson Arroyo worked six innings, leading the Cincinnati Reds over the Washington Nationals 3-0 on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy
Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
9 convicted in Austria fraud case
Nine people were convicted Friday of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case linked to the collapse of U.S.-based commodities brokerage Refco Inc...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Analysis Obamas centrist emphasis gives GOP ammo
Is Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth?...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US diplomat Musharraf not the issue in Pakistan
Pakistan should focus more on critical issues, such as security problems, rising food costs and power shortages, and less on the future of embattled President Pervez Musharraf, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
First US coin with readable Braille unveiled
Officials unveiled the prototype of the first U.S. coin with readable Braille characters on Wednesday _ a silver dollar commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, the creator of the alphabet for the blind...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Bush will attend opening ceremonies of Olympics
President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of Olympics in Beijing...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
DC native finds calling in Fourth of July history
Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Wildfire chases July 4th visitors from Big Sur
Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. But this year, the only out-of-towners in Big Sur are firefighters working around the clock to save the storied community from flames...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
200 fearful Mugabe foes seek refuge at US Embassy
Some 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe on Thursday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
DC native finds calling in Fourth of July history
Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Pentagon will buy satellites to do more spying
The Pentagon will buy and operate one or two commercial imagery satellites and plans to design and build another with more sophisticated spying capabilities, according to government and private industry officials...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US says airstrikes hit Afghan insurgents
The U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents Friday in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan officials said civilians were traveling in the vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 die, 5 missing in canoe accident in Slovenia
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other people still missing after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Scientist Pakistan knew of NKorea nuke deal
Disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan says North Korea received centrifuges from Pakistan in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 dead, 5 missing in boating accident in Slovenia
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
India airlifts 2 tigers to national reserve
In an unprecedented attempt to revive the tiger population in western India, authorities airlifted a female tiger to a national reserve Friday where it will join a male tiger delivered there last week...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Belarus bomb explosion wounds more than 50
A homemade bomb exploded at an outdoor concert in the capital of Belarus early Friday and wounded at least 50 people, government officials said, blaming hooligans...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Jerusalem attacker had Jewish girlfriend
The Palestinian who went on a deadly rampage on a Jerusalem street this week spent years in a romantic relationship with a Jewish Israeli woman, relatives said, a rarity in a city where such ties between Arabs and Jews are nearly nonexistent...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US Embassy returns to historic Berlin address
The U.S. Embassy in Germany returned to the site it occupied before World War II, marking the occasion Friday with a ribbon cutting by former President Bush and Ambassador William Timken...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Russian billionaire Abramovich leaves governor job
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has resigned as governor of a remote Arctic region, a position he has held for almost eight years and long wanted to leave...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Autopsy Drowning cause of Chinese girls death
A third autopsy on a teenage girl whose death sparked a riot last weekend in southwest China confirmed she died of drowning, while two more top local officials have been fired, state media reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Betancourt greets France with tears, joy
"I cry with joy," Ingrid Betancourt said. And she did...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Correction Colombia Hostages story
In a July 2 story about the rescue of kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages from Colombian rebels, The Associated Press erroneously translated Betancourt as saying she still aspires "to serve Colombia as president." Here is the correct translation: "Do I still hope to serve Colombia as president? ... only God knows. At this moment, I just want to feel like one more Colombian soldier serving the country." Betancourt also said she will consult with her children and mother before making decisions about her political future...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Jerusalem attacker once had Jewish girlfriend
The Palestinian who went on a deadly rampage on a Jerusalem street this week had spent years in a romantic relationship with a Jewish Israeli woman, relatives said, a rarity in a city where such ties between Arabs and Jews are nearly nonexistent...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Joy in video of Colombia hostage rescue
Video recorded during the rescue of 15 hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying tears of joy after they are aloft and realize they are free...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 dead, 5 missing in canoe dam accident
Divers pulled six bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other people still missing after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
New Zealand trucks snarl cities in tax protest
Morning rush-hour traffic slowed to a crawl in most New Zealand cities Friday as truckers snarled highways and streets with thousands of vehicles to protest higher road taxes...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Trial of former Suriname dictator begins
The long-awaited trial of a former South American dictator accused of a 1982 massacre began Friday with testimony from a member of the firing squad...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Burglary link to murder of 2 French students
The brutal murder of two French students in South London may be linked to the theft of two PlayStation game consoles, police said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Serb fled because he doesnt to face US charges
A college basketball player from Serbia accused of severely beating a schoolmate in the United States fled the country because he does not trust the U.S. justice system, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
One of our own
The home of a murdered French student mourns...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
Fire caused the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center, a final report is expected to find...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
'Disagree in love' plea to Synod
The Church of England's ruling Synod has opened with an appeal to be a 'model' of disagreement over allowing women to be bishops...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Deputy mayor resigns from office
London's deputy mayor Ray Lewis resigns amid allegations of financial irregularities during his time as a priest...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Video shows daring Colombian raid
Colombia releases video of the daring raid in which hostage Ingrid Betancourt was freed, as she returns to France...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Direct flights between China-Taiwan begin
Hundreds of mainland Chinese tourists _ some in matching pink shirts _ arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regular commercial flights in nearly six decades, a historic move aimed at further easing tensions between the old foes...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
McCain Staff shake-up part of natural evolution
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a "natural evolution" as the organization becomes more national in scope...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Tension builds over Coney Island rebuilding plan
The Fourth of July weekend has always been one of the most exciting times of the year for Coney Island: Crowds line the boardwalk to watch the hot-dog eating contest, visitors take terrifying roller coaster rides, and beachgoers frolic in the sand and surf...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Pakistan says serious in militant fight
A senior Pakistani official said Friday the government is serious about fighting Islamic militants, after authorities said they had rounded up 220 suspects as a military operation proceeded in a volatile tribal region...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Guerrilla gardeners dig in to beautify Los Angeles
More than a dozen people, some wearing orange protective gear, pulled rakes and shovels from a dingy shopping cart and started working on a parched patch of land along a busy off-ramp of the Hollywood Freeway...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Former Republican NC Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who served 30 years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July, the Jesse Helms research center says. He was 86...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at age 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms has died at age 86, Jesse Helms research center says...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Roger Federer back in Wimbledon final
Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets Saturday, leaving him one win from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Roger Federer again reaches Wimbledon final
Roger Federer advanced to his sixth straight Wimbledon final Friday, beating Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Centre Court to reach his 16th Grand Slam final...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
All-Williams final at Wimbledon 1st since 2003
A spot in her seventh Wimbledon final already secured, Venus Williams headed back to Centre Court to catch the end of the next match...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
French and tourists seem indifferent to Brangelina
Partially eclipsed by the glitterati of Cannes and the royal glare of Monaco, Nice is a place where even the brightest stars _ like Brangelina _ are greeted by little more than indifference...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dies at 83
Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Obama and family spend Fourth of July in Montana
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Obama and family spend 4th of July in Montana
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Analysis Obamas shifts to center give GOP ammo
Is Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth?...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in their third consecutive Wimbledon final after commanding semifinal victories Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
9 convicted in Austria fraud case
Nine people were convicted Friday of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case linked to the collapse of U.S.-based commodities brokerage Refco Inc...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US diplomat Musharraf not the issue in Pakistan
Pakistan should focus more on critical issues, such as security problems, rising food costs and power shortages, and less on the future of embattled President Pervez Musharraf, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Bush will attend opening ceremonies of Olympics
President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of Olympics in Beijing...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
First US coin with readable Braille unveiled
Officials unveiled the prototype of the first U.S. coin with readable Braille characters on Wednesday _ a silver dollar commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, the creator of the alphabet for the blind...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Blackhawks sign D Brian Campbell
Brian Campbell is bringing some defense to the Chicago Blackhawks...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
DC native finds calling in Fourth of July history
Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Pentagon will buy satellites to do more spying
The Pentagon will buy and operate one or two commercial imagery satellites and plans to design and build another with more sophisticated spying capabilities, according to government and private industry officials...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 dead, 5 missing in boating accident
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
7 dead, 5 missing in boating accident in Slovenia
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Pakistan says its serious in fighting militants
A senior Pakistani official said Friday the government is serious about fighting Islamic militants, after authorities said they had rounded up 220 suspects as a military operation proceeded in a volatile tribal region...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
DC native finds calling in Fourth of July history
Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Wildfire chases July 4th visitors from Big Sur
Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. But this year, the only out-of-towners in Big Sur are firefighters working around the clock to save the storied community from flames...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
200 fearful Mugabe foes seek refuge at US Embassy
Some 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe on Thursday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 dead, 5 missing in Slovenia boating accident
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
EU, Russia start talks on new agreement
The European Union and Russia have started talks on a new cooperation deal on political and economic ties the EU hopes will redefine the way it imports much of its oil and gas from its key supplier...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 die, 5 missing in canoe accident in Slovenia
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other people still missing after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 dead, 5 missing in boating accident in Slovenia
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
India airlifts 2 tigers to national reserve
In an unprecedented attempt to revive the tiger population in western India, authorities airlifted a female tiger to a national reserve Friday where it will join a male tiger delivered there last week...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Belarus bomb explosion wounds more than 50
A homemade bomb exploded at an outdoor concert in the capital of Belarus early Friday and wounded at least 50 people, government officials said, blaming hooligans...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Jerusalem attacker had Jewish girlfriend
The Palestinian who went on a deadly rampage on a Jerusalem street this week spent years in a romantic relationship with a Jewish Israeli woman, relatives said, a rarity in a city where such ties between Arabs and Jews are nearly nonexistent...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US Embassy returns to historic Berlin address
The U.S. Embassy in Germany returned to the site it occupied before World War II, marking the occasion Friday with a ribbon cutting by former President Bush and Ambassador William Timken...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Russian billionaire Abramovich leaves governor job
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has resigned as governor of a remote Arctic region, a position he has held for almost eight years and long wanted to leave...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US says airstrikes hit Afghan insurgents
The U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents Friday in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan officials said civilians were traveling in the vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Former Congolese warlord Bemba appears in court
Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba appeared Friday for the first time at the International Criminal Court, where he faces rape and torture charges linked to a brutal conflict in Central African Republic...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Scientist Pakistan knew of NKorea nuke deal
Disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan says North Korea received centrifuges from Pakistan in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
State media Iran responds to nuclear proposal
Iran delivered its response Friday to an international offer of incentives for it to suspend uranium enrichment, a central part of its nuclear program, state television reported...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Russian investigators say 2 notaries are killed
Russian investigators say two top public notaries for the Moscow region have been shot dead near the capital...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Oasis star wants action on knives
Noel Gallagher calls on the government to take action on knife crime as Oasis pick up a lifetime achievement award...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
'Tough job' for choice advisers
Government-backed school choice advisers are finding it hard to reach disadvantaged parents, a study says...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Smallest planet shrinks in size
The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Israel to destroy attacker's home
Israel's defence minister orders the army to prepare to demolish the home of the Palestinian who killed three Israelis...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Pakistan 'knew of nuclear flight'
Disgraced scientist AQ Khan says Pakistan flew nuclear material to North Korea with the knowledge of the army...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Two escape light aircraft crash
A pilot and his passenger escape injury after their light aircraft crash lands and catches fire in a village near Newport...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Man, 18, charged over city murder
An 18-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murder of Londonderry man Emmett Shiels...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Congo ex-leader appears in court
The former vice-president of DR Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, appears in court in The Hague...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Ex-Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
Former US Republican Senator Jesse Helms - a leading conservative politician - dies aged 86, officials say...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Donor drought
Cash is tight - but one Labour donor is still ready to help...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Toilet to catwalk
Excrement clearers join top models in New York...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Man takes overdose over energy bill
An 84-year-old Stockport war veteran tries to end his life after a utility firm wrongly claimed he owed £6,500...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Who's daddy
Your questions to Doctor Who chief Russell T Davies...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Court rules Pringles 'are not potato crisps'
Pringles, the popular snack food in a tube, are not potato crisps, a High Court judge rules, and should be free of VAT...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Nadal win sets up Federer final
Rafael Nadal will meet world number one Roger Federer in Sunday's Wimbledon final after seeing off Rainer Schuettler 6-1 7-6 (7-3) 6-4...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Federer cruises into sixth final
Roger Federer beats Marat Safin in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon final for the sixth consecutive year...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Hamilton misses fight with Alonso
Lewis Hamilton tells BBC Sport the experience of battling with Fernando Alonso in 2007 made him a better driver this season...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Farmers seek badger cull advice
Farmers are taking legal advice after the government rejected a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Opposition 'must accept Mugabe'
Robert Mugabe says he is open to talks on ending Zimbabwe's crisis, provided the opposition accept him as president...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Man and the Moon - 999 caller reports unidentified object
A 999 caller worried about a bright object in the sky has the mystery solved by police - it was the Moon...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Betancourt's joy at return to France
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt expresses her thanks as she lands in France, days after her release from captivity...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Dying teenager called for mother
A teenager cried out for his mother as he was dying after suffering multiple knife wounds in an attack in south London...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Watchdog set to probe MP expenses
The committee on standards in public life is considering an inquiry into MPs' expenses, the BBC understands...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Robbery clue to student murders
The death of two French students, who suffered more than 240 stab wounds, could be linked to a robbery, police reveal...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Israeli rabbi invited to Saudi interfaith meeting
Saudi Arabia has invited an Israeli rabbi to an interfaith conference in Spain, potentially the first step in wider contacts between the kingdom and Israel, the rabbi told The Associated Press on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Roman Catholic priest moves closer to sainthood
The path to sainthood has grown shorter for a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium who ministered to exiled leprosy patients in Hawaii in the 19th century...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Direct flights between China-Taiwan begin
Hundreds of mainland Chinese tourists _ some in matching pink shirts _ arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regular commercial flights in nearly six decades, a historic move aimed at further easing tensions between the old foes...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
McCain Staff shake-up part of natural evolution
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a "natural evolution" as the organization becomes more national in scope...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Wildfire chases July 4th visitors from Big Sur
Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. But this year, the only out-of-towners in Big Sur are firefighters working around the clock to save the storied community from flames...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
NY researcher Yankee Doodle turns 250 maybe
Wish "Yankee Doodle" a happy 250th birthday. Maybe...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
NY researcher Yankee Doodle turns 250 - maybe
Wish "Yankee Doodle" a happy 250th birthday. Maybe...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Hollimon hits first homer in Tigers win
Justin Verlander threw six strong innings, Michael Hollimon hit his first big league home run and the Detroit Tigers hung on to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4 Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
French and tourists seem indifferent to Brangelina
Partially eclipsed by the glitterati of Cannes and the royal glare of Monaco, Nice is a place where even the brightest stars _ like Brangelina _ are greeted by little more than indifference...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dies at 83
Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Obama looks to turn Montana blue in the fall
Only two Democratic presidential candidates have carried Montana since 1948. Barack Obama is betting he can do it in November...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy
Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Venus vs. Serena in all-Williams Wimbledon final
The most dominant siblings in professional tennis are back in the Wimbledon final, reviving a rivalry that has been absent from the All England Club since Serena Williams beat older sister Venus in 2003...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US diplomat Musharraf not the issue in Pakistan
Pakistan should focus more on critical issues, such as security problems, rising food costs and power shortages, and less on the future of embattled President Pervez Musharraf, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
9 convicted in Austria fraud case
Nine people were convicted Friday of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case linked to the collapse of U.S.-based commodities brokerage Refco Inc...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Japans ANA may purchase Airbus A380
All Nippon Airways Co. is studying buying about five Airbus superjumbo A380s or other aircraft for long-haul routes, the Japanese carrier said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Blackhawks sign D Brian Campbell
Brian Campbell is bringing some defense to the Chicago Blackhawks...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Federer beats Ancic to reach Wimbledon semifinals
Five-time champion Roger Federer outclassed Mario Ancic _ the last man to beat him at Wimbledon _ in straight sets Wednesday to reach the semifinals and extend his grass-court winning streak to 64 matches on the first day of significant rain delays at the All England Club...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Amezaga HR gives Marlins 4-2 win over Nationals
A rain delay was worth the wait for Alfredo Amezaga and the Florida Marlins...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Pentagon will buy satellites to do more spying
The Pentagon will buy and operate one or two commercial imagery satellites and plans to design and build another with more sophisticated spying capabilities, according to government and private industry officials...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Japan gives $50 million to food crisis
Japan announced Friday it will provide $50 million in new emergency food aid to help developing countries cope with the impact of soaring food prices...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Reports More than 50 hurt by bomb in Minsk
Belarusian health officials say more than 50 people have been injured in a bomb explosion at an outdoor concert in the capital of Minsk...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
UN chief urges South Korea to do more for world
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon called on South Korea to contribute more foreign aid and peacekeepers abroad, saying Friday his homeland owes the international community for its help rebuilding from the Korean War...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US diplomat Musharraf not the issue in Pakistan
Pakistan should focus more on critical issues, such as security problems, rising food costs and power shortages, and less on the future of embattled President Pervez Musharraf, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
McCain aide takes over day-to-day campaign duties
John McCain put a top adviser in control of day-to-day campaign operations Wednesday after weeks of private concerns among Republicans that the GOP presidential campaign had not made the transition for the general election...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
DC native finds calling in Fourth of July history
Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
7 dead, 5 missing in Slovenia kayak accident
Seven bodies were pulled out of the Sava River and divers searched for five other missing people Friday after a group of kayakers smashed into a dam being built in southeastern Slovenia, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
China to use unmanned security drones at Olympics
China plans to use unmanned security drones to patrol the skies over the Olympic sailing venue of Qingdao, state media reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
More than 50 hurt by bomb during Belarus concert
More than 50 people were injured Friday when a bomb went off at an outdoor concert in the Belarusian capital. Officials blamed "hooligans."...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 dead, 5 missing in boating accident
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
7 dead, 5 missing in boating accident in Slovenia
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Pakistan says its serious in fighting militants
A senior Pakistani official said Friday the government is serious about fighting Islamic militants, after authorities said they had rounded up 220 suspects as a military operation proceeded in a volatile tribal region...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Pakistan says serious in militant fight
A senior Pakistani official said Friday the government is serious about fighting Islamic militants, after authorities said they had rounded up 220 suspects as a military operation proceeded in a volatile tribal region...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
7 dead, 5 missing in boating accident
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
North Korea complains of slow energy shipments
North Korea accused its nuclear negotiating partners Friday of being too slow in shipping fuel oil under an aid-for-disarmament deal...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
8 dead, 5 missing in Slovenia boating accident
Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
EU, Russia start talks on new agreement
The European Union and Russia have started talks on a new cooperation deal on political and economic ties the EU hopes will redefine the way it imports much of its oil and gas from its key supplier...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Czechs missile deal to be signed soon
Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg says that his government will sign a deal with the United States next week on installing a U.S. missile defense radar...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Moderate quake jolts eastern Iran, no injuries
Iranian state TV is reporting that a moderate earthquake has jolted a small town in eastern Iran...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
NKorea says US, other parties slow on nuclear pact
North Korea said Friday it will not take further steps to dismantle its nuclear program until the U.S. and its other negotiating partners award fuel oil and political benefits promised under an aid-for-disarmament deal...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Doctor fined for accidentally severing mans penis
A court has ordered a Romanian surgeon to pay $795,000 in compensation to a patient whose penis he accidentally severed during an operation...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
'No truth' in Friends film rumour
There are no plans for a big-screen version of hit US sitcom Friends, film studio Warner Bros tells the BBC...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Google 'faces Street View block'
Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
India left gives nuclear deadline
Communist allies of India's government give it a Monday deadline over the controversial US nuclear deal...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
UK investors rescue B&B cash call
Bradford & Bingley confirms that its plan to raise £400m has been rescued by a group of UK investors...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
PM 'did not duck' expenses vote
Downing Street denies claims Gordon Brown "ducked" a vote on reforming MPs' expenses...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
'Deadliest' malaria rising in UK
More cases of the most dangerous type of malaria are being brought back to the UK from trips, official figures show...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Freed Betancourt heads to France
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is due in Paris, two days after her dramatic release from captivity under Farc rebels...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Hamas suspends talks over Shalit
Hamas suspends talks over a prisoner exchange deal due to involve the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Dozens hurt in Belarus bomb blast
Fifty people are injured in the Belarussian capital in a bomb explosion at a concert attended by President Lukashenko...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Man jailed for killing baby girl
An RAF technician who shook his eight-month-old daughter to death at their home in Moray is jailed...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Hotel balcony fall woman critical
A woman who fell eight storeys from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Spain is being treated for injuries at hospital...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Former mayor dies refereeing game
A councillor and former mayor of Newry dies while refereeing a senior Gaelic football match in County Down...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Mugabe welcomed home by thousands
Crowds greet Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe as he returns from a summit where he defended his re-election...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
A matter of truth
Tower 7 and the evolution of a conspiracy theory...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Four-way split
Why the UK now has different NHS systems...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
No action over NZ rugby sex claim
A woman involved in an alleged sexual assault by four England rugby players in New Zealand will not be making a formal complaint to police...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Obituary
A look back at the life of journalist Sir Charles Wheeler...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Who under wraps
How the finale of Doctor Who has been kept secret...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
7 days quiz
Can you tell who this waxwork is meant to be?...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Emmerdale actor Hornby dies at 63
Actor Clive Hornby, who played Jack Sugden in ITV1 soap Emmerdale for 28 years, has died at the age of 63...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
An American man who was born female but underwent gender reassignment gives birth, US media report...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
British GP will move to Donington
The British Grand Prix is to move from Silverstone to Donington Park from 2010, it has been announced...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Massa sets early pace in practice
World championship leader Felipe Massa sets the pace in the first practice session at the British Grand Prix despite suffering a high-speed crash in his Ferrari...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Badger cull proposals 'rejected'
The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Teenager dies after knife attack
A 16-year-old youth stabbed in a street attack in south London has died of his injuries in hospital, police say...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Delays hit pupils' test results
More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
BBC journalist Wheeler dies at 85
Sir Charles Wheeler, the BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondent, dies from lung cancer aged 85...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Ben murder accused are remanded
Three men appear in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
Roman Catholic priest moves closer to sainthood
The path to sainthood has grown shorter for a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium who ministered to exiled leprosy patients in Hawaii in the 19th century...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Young offenders in SF illegally get no more break
Minors who commit crimes while in the United States illegally will be turned over to federal immigration officials, a reversal of a nearly 20-year-old San Francisco policy, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Prosecutors Deception ran deep in Vt. kidnapping
A Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home carefully orchestrated events and e-mails to make it appear she had gone to see someone she met online, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged him with kidnapping...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Judge in NY scolds hedge fund scammer who ran away
A hedge fund cheat who tried to fake his own death and spent nearly a month as a fugitive told a judge Thursday that he really did try to commit suicide while on the run, saying he thought it would be better to do himself in than turn himself in...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Steve Marino takes 1-shot lead at Congressional
Steve Marino used to consider it a treat the few times he played Congressional as a teenager. It was a thrill on Thursday to play bogey-free in the first round of the AT&T National and shoot 5-under 65 for a one-shot lead...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
French and tourists seem indifferent to Brangelina
Partially eclipsed by the glitterati of Cannes and the royal glare of Monaco, Nice is a place where even the brightest stars _ like Brangelina _ are greeted by little more than indifference...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dies at 83
Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy
Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
McCain Staff shake-up part of natural evolution
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a "natural evolution" as the organization becomes more national in scope...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Hollimon hits first homer in Tigers win
Justin Verlander threw six strong innings, Michael Hollimon hit his first big league home run and the Detroit Tigers hung on to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4 Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Ky. lawyers face new trial in diet-drug settlement
Two lawyers accused of defrauding their clients in a diet-drug settlement of $65 million were sent back to jail Thursday after a jury deadlocked and a federal judge declared a mistrial...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Mistrial declared for 2 lawyers in Ky. fraud case
A Kentucky judge has declared a mistrial in the case of two lawyers charged with defrauding clients of $65 million in a diet-drug settlement...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
ECB raises key rate to 4.25 percent
Wary of higher energy and commodity prices, the European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4.25 percent, a move it hopes will help curtail rising inflation in the 15 countries that use the euro...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US diplomat Musharraf not the issue in Pakistan
Pakistan should focus more on critical issues, such as security problems, rising food costs and power shortages, and less on the future of embattled President Pervez Musharraf, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Federer beats Ancic to reach Wimbledon semifinals
Five-time champion Roger Federer outclassed Mario Ancic _ the last man to beat him at Wimbledon _ in straight sets Wednesday to reach the semifinals and extend his grass-court winning streak to 64 matches on the first day of significant rain delays at the All England Club...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
200 fearful Mugabe foes seek refuge at US Embassy
Some 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe on Thursday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
US diplomat Musharraf not the issue in Pakistan
Pakistan should focus more on critical issues, such as security problems, rising food costs and power shortages, and less on the future of embattled President Pervez Musharraf, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
McCain aide takes over day-to-day campaign duties
John McCain put a top adviser in control of day-to-day campaign operations Wednesday after weeks of private concerns among Republicans that the GOP presidential campaign had not made the transition for the general election...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs
When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Elder Bush honored for backing German unification
Henry Kissinger honored former President George H.W. Bush on Thursday for his commitment to Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Israeli rabbi invited to Saudi interfaith meeting
Saudi Arabia has invited an Israeli rabbi to an interfaith conference in Spain, potentially the first step in wider contacts between the kingdom and Israel, the rabbi told The Associated Press on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
British cops seek help in solving students deaths
British police appealed Thursday for witnesses to help solve the deaths of two French students stabbed dozens of times in the head and neck before being set on fire in their southeast London apartment...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
UNESCO keeps Dresden as World Heritage Site
U.N. officials decided Thursday to retain the eastern German city of Dresden as a World Heritage Site for now despite earlier warnings that the construction of a bridge endangered its status...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
China-Taiwan direct flights begin
More than 200 mainland Chinese tourists arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regular commercial flight in nearly six decades, a historic move aimed at further easing tensions between the old foes...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
China-Taiwan flights begin in sign of warmer ties
More than 100 Chinese tourists have arrived in Taiwan on the first regularly scheduled flight from the mainland to the island in nearly six decades...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
UK police seek help on French student killings
British police appealed Thursday for witnesses to help solve the deaths of two French students who were stabbed dozens of times in the head and neck before being set on fire in their southeast London apartment...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Iran says 4 missing Iranians alive in Israel
An Iranian diplomat said Thursday that four Iranians who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982 are alive in Israel and called for their release...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Direct flights between China-Taiwan begin
Hundreds of mainland Chinese tourists _ some in matching pink shirts _ arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regular commercial flights in nearly six decades, a historic move aimed at further easing tensions between the old foes...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
UN urges SKorea to do more for world
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon called on South Korea to contribute more foreign aid and peacekeepers abroad, saying Friday his homeland owes the international community for its help rebuilding from the Korean War...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Argentines find lost Metropolis scenes
Lost scenes from the sci-fi classic "Metropolis," recently discovered in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum, were shown to journalists for the first time in decades on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Puerto Rico police rescue 181 animals
Police say they rescued 181 dogs, cats and birds from a farm in southern Puerto Rico where they were found sick and undernourished in dirty cages...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
UN chief urges South Korea to do more for world
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon called on South Korea to contribute more foreign aid and peacekeepers abroad, saying Friday his homeland owes the international community for its help rebuilding from the Korean War...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Reports More than 50 hurt by bomb in Minsk
Belarusian health officials say more than 50 people have been injured in a bomb explosion at an outdoor concert in the capital of Minsk...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
Bomb kills young girl, wounds 6 in Pakistan
Pakistani police say a bomb has killed a young girl and wounded six other people in the southwestern city of Quetta...
Southern Ledger - July 4, 2008
India truckers strike called off
India's truck operators call off their indefinite strike to protest against rising fuel bills and 'high' taxes...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
UK spending power 'in heavy fall'
The average UK household is 15% worse off than it was five years ago, an Ernst & Young report suggests...
BBC News - July 4, 2008
MPs vote to keep homes expenses
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