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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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Cyclone destroys trees in Myanmars main city
The waiter looks down at the streets of Yangon from the panoramic rooftop restaurant. He remembers how diners used to be shielded from the noise and bustle of the city below by a thick green cushion of leaves...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Prosecutor British man fatally shot wife, kid
A British man despondent over his sex life and his mounting debt shot his wife and baby daughter to death as they lay in bed together, covered them with a comforter, then bought a one-way ticket home to England, a prosecutor told a jury Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Immigrants fear ID checks aboard ferry
Pedro Perez has not left Orcas Island in more than four months. Not for weekend trips with his family, not for cheaper groceries on the mainland, not for medical care _ not for anything...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Wong Kar-wai to head Shanghai film festival jury
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai will head the jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held June 14-22...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
RIAA honors Jewel for 18 million in US album sales
Jewel has been honored by the Recording Industry Association of America with a career milestone plaque commemorating sales of more than 18 million albums in the U.S...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Southern California wildfire threatens 50 homes
A wildfire charred nearly a square mile of steep brush and grassland on Friday, threatening about 50 homes in Southern California...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Storms bring new round of destruction to Midwest
Strong storms smashed houses, deluged neighborhoods, toppled trees and left thousands without power across the Midwest on Friday in the latest round of fierce weather. No injuries were reported...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Conn. police release 911 calls in hit-and-run
City police on Friday released audio tapes of two 911 calls made shortly after a 78-year-old man was struck by a car and then left alone in the street by passing motorists and pedestrians...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Hamilton back with confidence, points lead and fast car
Lewis Hamilton could hardly wait to get back on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track at the Canadian Grand Prix...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Busch begins manic 3-race historic swing
Hiding behind his sunglasses on a cloudy day, Kyle Busch appeared totally relaxed as he prepared to make NASCAR history...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Federer vs. Nadal in French Open final for 3rd time
As the points piled up and the light faded, it was tough to decide which scenario had seemed less likely at the outset of the French Open semifinals Friday:...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Carell jokes about on-screen kiss with The Rock
Steve Carell, who plays Maxwell Smart in the upcoming spy comedy "Get Smart," says he had a scent-sational time kissing co-star Dwayne Johnson, who most might recognize as "The Rock."...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Oil rises jump more than $10 to new record high
Oil prices have shot up more than $10 to a new record above $138 a barrel after a Morgan Stanley analyst predicted prices could hit $150 by the Fourth of July. Traders were also rattled by rising tensions in the Middle East...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
McCain deploying staff, expanding advertising
With his Democratic foe now certain, Republican John McCain is deploying dozens of staffers into battleground states, boasting of improved fundraising and expanding his advertising into some of the most competitive terrain of the general election...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
McCain deploys staff to battleground states
With his Democratic foe now certain, Republican John McCain is deploying dozens of staffers into battleground states, boasting of improved fundraising and expanding his advertising into some of the most competitive terrain of the general election...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
McCain deploying staff, expanding fundraising
With his Democratic foe now certain, Republican John McCain is deploying dozens of staffers into battleground states, boasting of improved fundraising and expanding his advertising into some of the most competitive terrain of the general election...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Fact Check Obama and the status of Jerusalem
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to please a pro-Israel crowd this week by saying that Jerusalem should be the capital of Israel and that the holy city should not be divided...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama vows staunch support for Israel
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama assured Jewish leaders Wednesday that he will be a steadfast ally of Israel and will not negotiate with terrorist groups, a response to attacks leveled against him recently by Republicans...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Accused 911 plotters due in Guantanamo court
Almost seven years after terrorists hijacked airliners and used them as missiles to kill 2,973 people, five men who allegedly plotted the attacks face a military tribunal Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama says Iraq war makes US, Israel less secure
The war in Iraq has made Iran stronger and the United States and Israel less secure, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday in a speech to Jewish political activists...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Oils biggest day yet drags down stocks
Oil prices made their biggest single-day leap ever Friday _ clearing $139, dragging the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 400 points and raising the once-unthinkable prospect of $150 oil and even higher gas prices by the Fourth of July...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
WVU president Resignation only way to end debate
West Virginia University President Mike Garrison could have taken the heat. He says the school he loves could not...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Rays, Red Sox get testy in fight for first
Fighting for first-place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have quickly developed a testy rivalry...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Disney creates Google Earth map of Disney World
Tourists overwhelmed by the mind-boggling size of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., will now be able to plan their tour with the help of a 3D Google Earth map created by The Walt Disney Co...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Black Japanese watermelon sold at record price
A jumbo black watermelon auctioned in Japan on Friday fetched a record $6,100, making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in the country...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Alleged 911 plotters face military tribunal
Almost seven years after terrorists hijacked airliners and used them as missiles to kill 2,973 people, five men who allegedly plotted the attacks face a military tribunal Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Sri Lanka bus blasts kill at least 23
Bombs ripped through two buses in separate attacks in Sri Lanka on Friday, including an attack during morning rush-hour traffic near the capital that killed 21 people and wounded 47, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton and Obama hold secret meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton and likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately Thursday night to talk about uniting the Democratic Party, an Obama spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
US to probe why Guantanamo detainees talked
U.S. military officers responsible for defending Guantanamo detainees said they will investigate why five men accused in the Sept. 11 attacks were allowed to talk among themselves at their arraignment, allegedly pressuring one of the defendants to reject his lawyers...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Accused 911 mastermind welcomes martyrdom
The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks said he welcomed martyrdom at U.S. hands, as he and four codefendants faced trial for war crimes without the benefit of lawyers...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Israel retaliates for Hamas shelling, kills 1
Israel sent aircraft, tanks and ground troops to pummel the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing one Palestinian and injuring 17, a day after Palestinian militants killed an Israeli civilian in a mortar attack...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
2 Shiite militia leaders surrender in Iraq
Two suspected Shiite militia leaders surrendered Friday during raids by U.S. forces, while tens of thousands of Shiite faithful streamed out of mosques to join protests against a security agreement with the United States...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
UN delegation visits refugee camp in eastern Chad
Refugees and aid workers in eastern Chad told U.N. Security Council members Friday that their biggest worries are insecurity and banditry, which have been on the rise in the area for months...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
2 Shiite extremists surrender in Iraq
Two Shiite militia leaders surrendered to American soldiers Friday, while tens of thousands of supporters of hard-line Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr streamed out of mosques to protest against an agreement which could keep U.S. troops here for years...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Tamils suspected in deadly bus bombings in Sri Lanka
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels blew up two passenger buses in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing 23 people and raising the specter of an escalating cycle of attacks on civilian targets...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Ancient Greek grave found during subway work
Greek authorities say subway construction work in the northern city of Thessaloniki has unearthed an ancient grave with a wealth of golden jewelry...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Pakistani police say they foiled major terror plot
Pakistan seized three bomb-laden vehicles and arrested three suspected suicide attackers, uncovering a terror plot just days after an assault on the Danish Embassy, officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Angry consumers in India protest fuel prices
Angry consumers blocked rail tracks and roads and shut down businesses in parts of India for a second day Friday to protest a hike in fuel prices by the government, while Malaysia defended its decision to end fuel subsidies...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Uncertain life for earthquake lake evacuees
For some evacuees, it was their fifth move since the earthquake. After relocating yet again, the weary survivors had little to do Friday but wait for an earthquake-formed lake to drain so they could begin rebuilding their lives...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Aid orgs Zimbabwe order put AIDS patients at risk
Aid agencies in Zimbabwe said Friday the government order for humanitarian groups to suspend work would cut off care and medicine to those living with AIDS...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Women bombers show shifting insurgent tactics in Iraq
A girl strapped with explosives approaches an Iraqi army captain, who dies in the suicide blast. A woman posing as a mother-to-be to disguise a bulging bomb belt strikes a wedding procession as part of a coordinated attack that kills nearly three dozen people...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
5 missing after scuba diving in Indonesia
Five European scuba divers were missing Friday after being swept away by powerful currents off eastern Indonesia, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Widow of slain executive is accused in killing
The wife of a slain Canadian executive has been charged with having him killed, federal officials said Friday _ a stunning turnabout that could lead to freedom for an apparently innocent man serving 105 years in prison for the murder...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
US accuses widow of slain Canadian
The wife of a slain Canadian executive has been charged with having him killed, federal officials said Friday _ a stunning turnabout that could lead to freedom for a man prosecutors say was apparently wrongfully sentenced to 105 years in prison...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
1 killed, several injured in Tunisia clashes
Violent clashes erupted Friday between protesters and police in central Tunisia, leaving one person dead and at least eight others injured, government and labor union officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Official Roadside bomb kills 6 Algerian soldiers
An Algerian security official says a roadside bomb killed six soldiers in a region where Islamic extremists remain active...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Wife of slain Canadian executive charged
The wife of a slain Canadian executive has been charged with having him killed, federal officials said Friday _ a stunning turnabout that could lead to freedom for a man prosecutors say was apparently wrongfully sentenced to 105 years in prison...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Muslim scholars back call for interfaith dialogue
Muslim scholars meeting in Saudi Arabia wrapped up a three-day conference Friday by calling for efforts to ease tensions within Islam and boost dialogue with Christians and Jews...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Do parents want to go private?
Mike Baker asks whether discipline is the key to why parents say they would prefer private schools...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Shares on Wall Street plummet 3%
Leading US stock market indexes suffer massive falls as the price of oil soars to yet another record...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
'No stillbirth link to Caesarean'
Having a Caesarean does not raise the risk of a stillbirth in a subsequent pregnancy, a study has found...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Serial sex attacker CCTV released
Police release a CCTV image of a man they want to trace following five sex attacks on women in one night...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Make Met accountable, says Mayor
London Mayor Boris Johnson says he should be able to hold the head of New Scotland Yard to account...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Oil price soars as US woes mount
The price of crude oil climbs a record $10 in one day's trading, as the US is hit by tumbling shares and high jobless figures...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Turkey headscarf ruling attacked
Turkey's ruling AK Party attacks the Constitutional Court for blocking moves to permit headscarves at universities...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Tory MP paid nanny from expenses
Tory chairman Caroline Spelman admits she used her MP's allowance to pay her nanny for secretarial work...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Cyclone destroys trees in Myanmars main city
The waiter looks down at the streets of Yangon from the panoramic rooftop restaurant. He remembers how diners used to be shielded from the noise and bustle of the city below by a thick green cushion of leaves...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
McMahon talks to Larry King about home foreclosure
Ed McMahon blames the possible foreclosure of his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills house on a set of problems all too familiar to many Americans: a foundering economy, health problems and poor planning...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Publisher sues Victoria Gotti over book advance
A book publisher has sued Victoria Gotti for the return of an advance she was paid to write a memoir she never delivered...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Rain, twisters hit Plains, causing some damage
Torrential rain, yes. Tornadoes, yes. And stifling heat was on its way...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
NYPD guards NY Times building after 2 men climb facade
A cordon of police officers and private security stood guard Friday in front of The New York Times building after two daredevils scaled the skyscraper in midtown Manhattan within hours of each other...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Vote on climate bill is blocked in Senate
Republicans have blocked efforts to bring a global warming bill up for a final Senate vote after a bitter debate over its economic costs and whether it would push gasoline prices higher...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Nadal to face Federer in French Open final
Twice Roger Federer took an awkward spill Friday, leaving the regal champion sprawled on the clay...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Weekly leads by stroke heading into 2nd round
Boo Weekley will be taking a month off after the U.S. Open for a very important personal reason...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Kane sees the light, shares the lead at LPGA
Happiness seems to be permanently plastered on the face of Lorie Kane, perhaps from those years as a synchronized swimmer in Canada when she emerged from the water with a full smile...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
RIAA honors Jewel for 18 million in US album sales
Jewel has been honored by the Recording Industry Association of America with a career milestone plaque commemorating sales of more than 18 million albums in the U.S...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Ed McMahon talks about possible home foreclosure
Ed McMahon blames the possible foreclosure of his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills house on a set of problems all too familiar to many Americans: a foundering economy, health problems and poor planning...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton to end campaign Saturday at noon
Hillary Rodham Clinton will end her presidential campaign Saturday at an event in Washington...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton, Obama talks held without aides present
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton met rival Barack Obama face-to-face with no one else present, hours before her campaign formally announced she would endorse him Saturday at an event in Washington...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Democrats Obama, Clinton meet privately
Barack Obama met privately with Hillary Rodham Clinton, a likely vice presidential candidate, as the Democratic nominee-in-waiting sought to unite his fractured party against Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama meets privately with Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama met privately with Hillary Rodham Clinton, a likely vice presidential candidate, as the Democratic nominee-in-waiting sought to unite his fractured party against Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Schumer says Clinton would accept VP offer
Barack Obama met privately with Hillary Rodham Clinton, a likely vice presidential candidate, as the Democratic nominee-in-waiting sought to unite his fractured party against Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Benches clear at Rays-Sox game after hit batsman
Boston center fielder Coco Crisp was hit on the right hip by Tampa Bay right-hander James Shields, prompting a benches-clearing brawl in the second inning of their game Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama says Iraq war makes US, Israel less secure
The war in Iraq has made Iran stronger and the United States and Israel less secure, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday in a speech to Jewish political activists...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama vows staunch support for Israel
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama assured Jewish leaders Wednesday that he will be a steadfast ally of Israel and will not negotiate with terrorist groups, a response to attacks leveled against him recently by Republicans...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs debate
Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Disney creates Google Earth map of Disney World
Tourists overwhelmed by the mind-boggling size of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., will now be able to plan their tour with the help of a 3D Google Earth map created by The Walt Disney Co...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Rays, Red Sox get testy in fight for first
Fighting for first-place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have quickly developed a testy rivalry...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
China denies hacking US government laptop computer
China on Friday denied allegations that its operatives secretly copied the contents of a U.S. government laptop computer and used the data to try to hack into Commerce Department computers...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
China rushes to drain earthquake-formed lake
Soldiers were ordered to deepen a diversion channel to speed the draining of an unstable earthquake-formed lake that was threatening to burst, state television said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
China rushes to drain quake lake
Soldiers were ordered to deepen a diversion channel to speed the draining of an unstable earthquake-formed lake that was threatening to burst, state television said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton and Obama hold secret meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton and likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately Thursday night to talk about uniting the Democratic Party, an Obama spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Black Japanese watermelon sold at record price
A jumbo black watermelon auctioned in Japan on Friday fetched a record $6,100, making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in the country...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
South Korea faces pressure over beef import deal
A contrite President Lee Myung-bak vowed Friday to take a "humble attitude" and senior presidential aides offered to quit, as South Koreans used a long weekend to pressure the government over a widely unpopular U.S. beef import deal...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Sri Lanka bus blasts kill at least 23
Bombs ripped through two buses in separate attacks in Sri Lanka on Friday, including an attack during morning rush-hour traffic near the capital that killed 21 people and wounded 47, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Accused 911 mastermind welcomes martyrdom
The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks said he welcomed martyrdom at U.S. hands, as he and four codefendants faced trial for war crimes without the benefit of lawyers...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Israel retaliates for Hamas shelling, kills 1
Israel sent aircraft, tanks and ground troops to pummel the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing one Palestinian and injuring 17, a day after Palestinian militants killed an Israeli civilian in a mortar attack...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
2 Shiite militia leaders surrender in Iraq
Two suspected Shiite militia leaders surrendered Friday during raids by U.S. forces, while tens of thousands of Shiite faithful streamed out of mosques to join protests against a security agreement with the United States...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
UN deeply concerned over Zimbabwe halting aid
U.N. agencies said Friday they were deeply concerned after Zimbabwe ordered aid groups to suspend their work indefinitely, warning the move will severely hamper assistance for more than 4 million people in the impoverished country...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Pakistani police say they foiled major terror plot
Pakistan seized three bomb-laden vehicles and arrested three suspected suicide attackers, uncovering a terror plot just days after an assault on the Danish Embassy, officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Angry consumers in India protest fuel prices
Angry consumers blocked rail tracks and roads and shut down businesses in parts of India for a second day Friday to protest a hike in fuel prices by the government, while Malaysia defended its decision to end fuel subsidies...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
US to probe why Guantanamo detainees talked
U.S. military officers responsible for defending Guantanamo detainees said they will investigate why five men accused in the Sept. 11 attacks were allowed to talk among themselves at their arraignment, allegedly pressuring one of the defendants to reject his lawyers...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
UN Myanmar prison shootings should be probed
Myanmar should investigate reports that inmates were shot to death in a Yangon prison as Cyclone Nargis ravaged the country last month, a U.N. human rights expert said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
5 are missing after scuba diving in Indonesia
Police say five foreigners are missing after scuba diving in waters off eastern Indonesia...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Airstrike kills 20 militants in Afghanistan
An airstrike has killed at least 20 militants in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Hints of 'time before Big Bang'
Our view of the early Universe may contain the signature of a time before the Big Bang, say physicists...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Osbourne quits as X Factor judge
Sharon Osbourne announces she is stepping down as a judge on The X Factor after four series...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Minister attacks Major on 42 days
Ex PM John Major's claim that plans to hold suspects for 42 days would help terrorists is rejected by the government...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
NHS £1.7bn surplus spending row
A clampdown on NHS spending has resulted in a £1.7bn surplus, Department of Health figures show...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Hindu state school beginning work
The building of the first state-funded Hindu school in England will be marked with a ceremony this weekend...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Israeli minister threatens Iran
A top Israeli official says Israel will attack Iran if it continues with its alleged nuclear arms programme...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Medvedev warns against Nato entry
Russia's President Medvedev warns Georgia and Ukraine of serious consequences if they join Nato...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Deadly blasts hit Sri Lanka buses
Tamil rebels are blamed after bomb attacks on two buses kill 22 people and injure many more in southern Sri Lanka...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Man bludgeoned to death with TV
A 25-year-old man is told he will serve at least 14 years of a life sentence for killing a man with a television...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Ugandan rebels 'prepare for war'
Uganda's notorious LRA rebels are reportedly preparing a fresh offensive, after refusing to sign a peace deal...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
US unemployment rate reaches 5.5%
The US unemployment rate rises at its fastest pace in more than two decades in May, stoking recession fears...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Secret witnesses
How special measures helped convict teen killer...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
'Panto' police in prison van trip
A security van travels 57 miles to transport a prisoner just 200 yards to protect his human rights...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Police hunt serial sex attacker
Detectives search for a man thought to be responsible for five indecent assaults in one night...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
B&Q car park cocaine gang jailed
Twelve people are sentenced after police swoop on a £840,000 drug deal in a B&Q car park...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Glass ceiling
Women voters may be sad, but Clinton has shown the way...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Remote control
The British spy plane that is fighting insurgents...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Pay prognosis
Does a union's vote for a pay deal spell good news?...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Federer books showdown with Nadal
Roger Federer sees off Gael Monfils in four sets to set up a dream French Open final against Rafael Nadal, conqueror of Novak Djokovic...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Euro 2008 prepares for kick-off
Co-hosts Switzerland and Austria gear up for the start of the European championship on Saturday...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Tory Brussels chief whip replaced
One of the Tory MEPs at the centre of an expenses row is replaced as the party's chief whip in Brussels...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
British scientists test missiles they intend to blast into moon
Scientists test the missile technology they hope will drive instruments into the surface of the Moon...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Kiwis reeling after Anderson haul
James Anderson's 6-42 leaves New Zealand 268 behind England at 96-6 after two days of the final Test at Trent Bridge...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Baby offer for earthquake parents
China sends medics to offer reverse sterilisation operations to parents who lost their only child in the quake...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Eight-year-old boy found hanged
A boy is found hanged in his bedroom after the recent deaths of his mother and grandfather from cancer...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
MS woman in right-to-die appeal
A woman with multiple sclerosis will ask the High Court to clarify the law on suicide...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Zimbabwe halts opposition rallies
Zimbabwe's authorities halt campaigning by opposition head Morgan Tsvangirai, citing alleged security fears...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Britons missing on Indonesia dive
Three British divers who have been missing off Indonesia for more than 24 hours are named by the Foreign Office...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
Network Rail sees a £1.6bn annual profit and says that train punctuality was at record levels in 2007-08...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Blair 'misunderstands drug laws'
Celebrities pictured taking drugs should go on trial, says the head of the Metropolitan Police Sir Ian Blair...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Accused 'had plan to sell story'
A British man accused of murdering his wife and daughter planned to sell his story to "the highest bidder", a court hears...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Leaders at UN summit pledge to ease food crisis
World leaders at a U.N. summit have pledged to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat a food crisis that is spreading hunger and unrest across the world...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Indictment Broadcom ex-CEO built drug warehouse
Federal prosecutors may have charged Broadcom co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III in one of the largest stock-option backdating cases in U.S. history, but it was allegations that the billionaire drugged his business cohorts, hired prostitutes and maintained a drug warehouse that grabbed headlines...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Ask AP Oil shale, the importance of a recession
Is the country in a recession? If not, is it going to be? And for how long?...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Japans space lab about to get bigger
The newest space station addition, a giant Japanese science lab, is about to get bigger...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Blackwater opens San Diego training center
A new counterterrorism training facility operated by military security contractor Blackwater Worldwide echoed with the grunts of Navy sailors, a day after a federal judge ordered the city to let classes begin...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Ivanovic moves into French Open final vs. Safina
Ana Ivanovic let out a girlish squeal and covered her face, delighted with what she had just achieved...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Benches clear after plunking and Red Sox top Rays
Manny Ramirez homered, drove in five runs and got into a shouting match with a teammate as Boston beat Tampa Bay 7-1 Thursday night in a game that included a bench-clearing brawl between the Red Sox and Rays...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Publisher sues Victoria Gotti over book advance
A book publisher has sued Victoria Gotti for the return of an advance she was paid to write a memoir she never delivered...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
De la Fuente recovering from Dancing injury
Third-place "Dancing With the Stars" finisher Cristian de la Fuente is back in the swing of things...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton and Obama hold secret meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton and likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately Thursday night to talk about uniting the Democratic Party, an Obama spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Weekly leads by stroke heading into 2nd round
Boo Weekley will be taking a month off after the U.S. Open for a very important personal reason...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Kane sees the light, shares the lead at LPGA
Happiness seems to be permanently plastered on the face of Lorie Kane, perhaps from those years as a synchronized swimmer in Canada when she emerged from the water with a full smile...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
UN chief says billions needed yearly on food
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says $15 billion to $20 billion is needed each year to boost food production to combat hunger...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama says Iraq war makes US, Israel less secure
The war in Iraq has made Iran stronger and the United States and Israel less secure, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday in a speech to Jewish political activists...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Oil prices above $130 on rate chatter
Oil rose above $130 a barrel Friday in Asia, extending gains made in the previous session when the euro rose against the dollar in response to comments by the head of the European Central Bank...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Dollar rises against the yen
The dollar rose against the yen Friday as investors sold the Japanese unit amid growing speculation of an interest rate hike in the United States...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Japan stocks rise on weaker yen
Japanese stocks rose to a five-month high Friday as investors snatched up exporter shares on a weaker yen and oil issues on rising crude prices...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Report Detroits Big 3 erasing productivity gap
Detroit automakers _ and Chrysler in particular _ nearly erased the North American productivity gap with their Asian rivals in 2007 thanks to worker buyouts, leaner plants and other improvements, but they still make less money per vehicle because of higher costs, according to the Harbour Report on manufacturing released Thursday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama vows staunch support for Israel
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama assured Jewish leaders Wednesday that he will be a steadfast ally of Israel and will not negotiate with terrorist groups, a response to attacks leveled against him recently by Republicans...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Accused 911 mastermind wants death sentence
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he wants the death sentence. He and four alleged confederates faced a military judge Thursday in their long-awaited first appearance before a war-crimes tribunal...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton open to VP nod
Hillary Rodham Clinton told colleagues Tuesday she would be consider joining Barack Obama as his running mate, and advisers said she was withholding a formal departure from the race partly to use her remaining leverage to press for a spot on the ticket...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton and Obama hold secret meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton and likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately Thursday night to talk about uniting the Democratic Party, an Obama spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
911 suspects reject Gitmo lawyers
The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks said he welcomed martyrdom at U.S. hands, as he and four codefendants asked to be tried for war crimes without the benefit of lawyers...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
China disaster stirs memories of 1976 quake
The most striking feature of this industrial city is that it looks so ordinary, but there was a time when Tangshan was pancaked by a natural disaster...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
South Korean president vows humble attitude
A contrite President Lee Myung-bak vowed Friday to take a "humble attitude," while protesters used a long weekend to boost pressure on the South Korean government over a widely unpopular U.S. beef import deal...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Iraq 2 Shiite militiamen surrender
The U.S. military says two Shiite militia leaders have surrendered during American raids on their homes south of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
911 suspects reject Guantanamo lawyers
The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks said he welcomed martyrdom at U.S. hands, as he and four codefendants asked to be tried for war crimes without the benefit of lawyers...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Cyclone destroys trees in Myanmars main city
The waiter looks down at the streets of Yangon from the panoramic rooftop restaurant. He remembers how diners used to be shielded from the noise and bustle of the city below by a thick green cushion of leaves...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Black Japanese watermelon sold at record price
A jumbo black watermelon auctioned in Japan on Friday fetched a record $6,100, making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in the country...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
China denies hacking US government laptop computer
China on Friday denied allegations that its operatives secretly copied the contents of a U.S. government laptop computer and used the data to try to hack into Commerce Department computers...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
China rushes to drain earthquake-formed lake
Soldiers were ordered to deepen a diversion channel to speed the draining of an unstable earthquake-formed lake that was threatening to burst, state television said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
China rushes to drain quake lake
Soldiers were ordered to deepen a diversion channel to speed the draining of an unstable earthquake-formed lake that was threatening to burst, state television said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
South Korea faces pressure over beef import deal
A contrite President Lee Myung-bak vowed Friday to take a "humble attitude" and senior presidential aides offered to quit, as South Koreans used a long weekend to pressure the government over a widely unpopular U.S. beef import deal...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Pakistani authorities arrest 3, seize explosives
Pakistani authorities arrested three suspected suicide bombers and seized more than a ton of explosives in a suspected terror plot near the capital, officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Authorities arrest 3, seize explosives
Pakistani authorities arrested three suspected suicide bombers and seized more than a ton of explosives in a suspected terror plot near the capital, officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Hamas fighter killed in Gaza fighting
Hamas security says one of its fighter has been killed during an Israeli army operation in the central Gaza Strip...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Diplomas 'could spell disaster'
An all-embracing system of diplomas could spell disaster for the education system, a report says...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Bacteria could stop frog killer
Bacteria may hold the key to halting the fungal disease which is devastating amphibian populations around the world...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
IBM aims to cool chips with water
A network of tiny pipes of water could be used to cool next-generation PC chips, IBM researchers say...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Crisis talks over Turkish ruling
Turkey's ruling party holds emergency talks after a court ruling on headscarves threatens its future...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Pakistan police seize explosives
Police in Pakistan say they have seized huge quantities of explosives following an attack on the Danish embassy...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
RBS share buy-up deadline passes
Royal Bank of Scotland will announce later how many investors have agreed to buy extra shares in the firm...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
MEPs 'should publish allowances'
MEPs should publish a full expenses breakdown to stop sleaze allegations, a Labour MEP says...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Sudan leader lambasts 'campaign'
Sudan's faces a "vicious campaign", its president says, after his government is accused of crimes against humanity...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Hamas militant dies in Gaza raid
Israeli forces kill a militant during a raid in Gaza, as the Israeli PM warns of major military campaign in the strip...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Burma hits out at cyclone reports
Burmese state media accuses both its citizens and foreign press of exaggerating storm devastation...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Raising hell
Reed to Doherty, why wayward stars still fascinate us...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Life for teenage revenge murder
A teenager is given a life term for shooting dead a youth worker who he blamed for the theft of a gold chain...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Eleni police quiz more than 2,000
Police investigating the murder of Eleni Pachou stop and question more than 2,000 people in Glasgow...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Seven-year cancer screening wait
Full screening for bowel cancer in Wales will not be introduced until 2015, the assembly government admits...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
'Chemical blast' near city docks
Emergency services are sent to what police describe as a chemical explosion in the Belfast docks area...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Cup of sorrow
Drought and price hikes - Ethiopia's deadly coincidence...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
7 days quiz
How does Gabriela 'intellectually challenge' Lembit?...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Final whistle
Euro 2008 may be last time fans watch event free...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
House party
The 16 contestants hoping to win Big Brother 2008...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Live - England v New Zealand
Stuart Broad and James Anderson share a fifty partnership on day two of the final Test with New Zealand at Trent Bridge...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Live - Djokovic v Nadal
Defending champion Rafael Nadal faces world number three Novak Djokovic in the first of Friday's French Open semi-finals...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Cech concerned by Euro 2008 ball
Czech Republic's Petr Cech is the latest goalkeeper to criticise the new Euro 2008 ball...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Call for EU to build its own army
An influential Polish member of the European parliaments calls for the EU to build its and deploy its own military...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Archbishop skydives for soldiers
The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, jumps 13,000ft out of a plane to raise money for soldiers...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
BT Vision charges for BBC content
BT starts charging users of its television service for on-demand BBC content which is available for free on the corporation's iPlayer...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
RAF fly-past to mark oldest British man's 112th birthday
Britain's oldest man, who is thought to be one of three UK survivors from World War I, celebrates his 112th birthday...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Australian PM describes "driving the porcelain bus" after eating pie
Australia's Kevin Rudd seeks to scotch health fears, saying a bad stomach he suffered was down to a rugby match pie...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Free swimming to be 2012 legacy
England's swimming pools could be free by the time of the London 2012 Olympics, the government is signalling...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Hunger fears after Mugabe aid ban
Aid agencies in Zimbabwe fear mass hunger after a relief work ban, as police stop the opposition leader as he campaigns...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Aviva to cut 1,800 insurance jobs
Insurance group Aviva says it is to close 15 of its 22 call centres across the UK by 2010, resulting in 1,800 job losses...
BBC News - June 6, 2008
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs debate
Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Farmworkers death prompts calls for Calif. reform
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare for the long summer harvest...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Suspected killer in Tenn. caught after manhunt
Authorities say a man suspected of killing a deputy and wounding another in Tennessee was caught after he survived shooting himself in the head...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
NY skyscraper hosts 2 daredevil stunts in 1 day
A midtown Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
2 men scale 52-story NYT building within hours
A midtown Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
De la Fuente recovering from Dancing injury
Third-place "Dancing With the Stars" finisher Cristian de la Fuente is back in the swing of things...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Publisher sues Victoria Gotti over book advance
A book publisher has sued Victoria Gotti for the return of an advance she was paid to write a memoir she never delivered...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Hit batter with bases load gives Padres 2-1 win over Mets
Scott Schoeneweis hit Paul McAnulty with a pitch to drive in the winning run with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, giving the San Diego Padres a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Pierce leads Celtics past Lakers 98-88 in Game 1
Paul Pierce, who used to sneak into Lakers games as a youngster, came bounding out of the tunnel from the locker room after leaving with an injured knee and led the Celtics to a tense 98-88 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday night in Game 1 of these tradition-soaked finals...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Pierce leads Celtics to 98-88 win in Game 1
Big moments have defined the Lakers-Celtics blood feud, and in their first get-together in 21 years, a kid from Los Angeles gave Boston one to remember...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Millwood, Rangers rally past Indians in 9-4 win
Michael Young homered and extended his hitting streak to 21 games, Kevin Millwood shook after a bad first inning to pitch into the seventh, and the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 9-4 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Foreclosures hit a record high and more coming
The foreclosure hammer is hitting ever harder. People lost their homes at the highest rate on record in the first three months of the year, and late payments soared to a new high, too _ an alarming sign that the housing crisis and its damage to the national economy may only get worse...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Vodafone confirms Verizons Alltel talks
Vodafone Group PLC confirmed Thursday that Verizon Wireless is in advanced talks about acquiring U.S. carrier Alltel Communications LLC...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton and Obama hold secret meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton and likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately Thursday night to talk about uniting the Democratic Party, an Obama spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama and Clinton meet, discuss uniting Democrats
A spokesman for likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama says he and Hillary Rodham Clinton met face to face to talk about uniting the Democratic Party...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama among targets of robo calls in Illinois
A conservative advocacy group plans an onslaught of automated telephone calls targeting Barack Obama and a handful of other senators demanding they oppose a bipartisan climate change bill...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Obama revels in new status as presumed nominee
Barack Obama reveled Thursday in his newfound status as the likely Democratic nominee and signaled that Republicans face a fierce fight over Virginia this fall, a state long-held by the GOP...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Next up for Kennedy Chemo, radiation treatments
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was recovering Tuesday at Duke University Medical Center, a day after undergoing an aggressive surgery that experts said was designed to reduce his brain tumor and give chemotherapy and radiation treatments a chance to work...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
US-Iraq security pact shapes up as major battle
A proposed U.S.-Iraq security agreement is shaping up as a major political battle between America and Iran, as the debate over the future of troops here intensifies ahead of the fall U.S. presidential election...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Wal-Marts international business borrows from US
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is using lessons from its U.S. operations such as multiple store formats and environmental sustainability to help grow its international business, whose sales increased almost 18 percent to $90.6 billion last year...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Oil prices hold above $128 a barrel
Oil held above $128 a barrel Friday in Asia after rising more than $5 overnight as the dollar swooned against the euro in response to comments by the head of the European Central Bank...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Analysis McCain, Obama polar opposites
Heartily sick of the status quo, Americans will choose between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama this fall, two men who campaign as bipartisan reformers yet are polar opposites on virtually everything else, from ideology and biography to appearance and experience...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Clinton open to VP nod
Hillary Rodham Clinton told colleagues Tuesday she would be consider joining Barack Obama as his running mate, and advisers said she was withholding a formal departure from the race partly to use her remaining leverage to press for a spot on the ticket...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Palestinian girl, Israeli killed in fighting
An Israeli missile aimed at a group of militants struck a house and killed a 6-year-old Palestinian girl Thursday, Palestinian officials said, hours after an Israeli was killed by a Hamas mortar barrage fired from the area...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Israel Hamas mortar shell attack kills 1
Hamas militants fired a barrage of mortar shells into southern Israel on Thursday, killing one person and wounding three others on a communal farm near the border with the Gaza Strip, Israeli officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Worker productivity increased at a faster pace in the first three months of this year than previously estimated, wage pressures moderated and an important measure of business activity showed the service sector skirted recession in May...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Accused 911 mastermind wants death sentence
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he wants the death sentence. He and four alleged confederates faced a military judge Thursday in their long-awaited first appearance before a war-crimes tribunal...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
US, British diplomats attacked in Zimbabwe
The U.S. Embassy says its diplomats and British colleagues were attacked as they tried to investigate political violence in Zimbabwe...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Al-Qaida claims Danish Embassy attack in Pakistan
Denmark shared a video of the suicide car bombing against its embassy in Islamabad with Pakistani investigators, as an Internet posting Thursday purportedly by al-Qaida claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Accused mastermind of 911 attacks faces judge
The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is facing a military judge in his long-awaited first public appearance before a war-crimes tribunal...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Mugabe backers assault US, British diplomat convoy
A mob of Zimbabwe "war veterans," a group of often violent loyalists to President Robert Mugabe, waylaid a convoy of American and British diplomats Thursday, beating a local staffer, slashing tires and threatening to burn the envoys, the U.S. Embassy said...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
2 die in tit-for-tat clash between Israel, Hamas
Palestinian mortar fire killed a man at a factory in southern Israel on Thursday, prompting an Israeli reprisal airstrike that apparently missed its target and killed a 6-year-old girl in the Gaza Strip...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
Leaders at UN summit pledge to ease food crisis
World leaders at a U.N. summit have pledged to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat a food crisis that is spreading hunger and unrest across the world...
Southern Ledger - June 6, 2008
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