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Global News Archive for July 2008:
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Unstoppable ex-hostage revels in freedom in France
Freedom tastes sweet and Ingrid Betancourt is lapping it up with the same drive and determination that kept her alive in the Colombian jungle for six years, sometimes chained to a tree...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Kidman birth adds to Nashvilles image as oasis
Nicole Kidman has described Nashville as a quiet escape, a nice place to raise a garden or grab coffee without photographers in tow...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Ailing Kennedy returns to the Senate for vote
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with brain cancer, returned to the Capitol to vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation. It was a surprise move designed to ease the bill past Republican stalling tactics...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Ailing Kennedy returns to Senate for key vote
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause and into the Senate on Wednesday and cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Flames force Calif. residents to flee again
For Clay and Nancy Henphill, running from raging wildfires has become a familiar routine...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Hurricane Bertha strengthens to Cat. 2
Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha has strengthened back to a Category 2 as it heads toward Bermuda...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Triple play that wasnt turns into 7-run inning
Dustin Pedroia hit a three-run double as the Boston Red Sox followed an overturned triple-play call with seven runs in the seventh inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 18-5 on Wednesday and complete a three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Abreu leads Yankees over Rays 2-1 in 10 innings
Bobby Abreu hit a game-winning double off Grant Balfour in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees cooled off the Tampa Bay Rays with a 2-1 victory Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Obama, Clinton fly to NY with veep vetter
Democrat Barack Obama and his former rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton, flew to New York on Wednesday along with his vice presidential searcher Caroline Kennedy...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Obama, Clinton head to NY with veep vetter
Democrat Barack Obama and his former rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton, are heading to New York with his vice presidential searcher Caroline Kennedy...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Olsen throws 8 strong innings, Marlins beat Padres
Scott Olsen pitched eight strong innings, and Mike Jacobs and Hanley Ramirez homered to lead the Florida Marlins past the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Overturned triple play spurs BoSox past Twins 18-5
Dustin Pedroia hit a three-run double as the Boston Red Sox followed an overturned triple-play call with seven runs in the seventh inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 18-5 on Wednesday and complete a three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Abreus 10th-inning double lifts Yankees over Rays
Bobby Abreu hit a game-winning double off Grant Balfour in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees cooled off the Tampa Bay Rays with a 2-1 victory Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant
If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Salmonella infects over 1,000 peppers now eyed
More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Wachovia confirms Steel to lead bank
Wachovia Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. bank, named Treasury Undersecretary Robert Steel chief executive on Wednesday, ending a nearly six-week search for a new leader...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Bearish Murdoch sees another year of stock trouble
Rupert Murdoch expects the capital markets to lurch through the next 12 months as Wall Street banks sift through mountains of bad debt related to the mortgage crisis, the News Corp. chairman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2nd man held in Javon Walker case in Las Vegas
A second man was arrested on charges of abducting, beating and robbing Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker in Las Vegas last month...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help
Scores of volunteers Tuesday helped tornado-damaged communities in northern North Dakota clear away debris from a storm that destroyed six homes and seriously injured one man...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2 die as cargo jet crashes in Colombia
A rose-laden U.S. cargo plane headed for Miami crashed near the Colombian capital on Monday, killing two people on the ground, local authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Dow ends up 152 on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points, and all the major indexes were up more than 1 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 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 9, 2008
As some flee fires anew, others return for a time
Firefighters pushed back a blaze threatening this small coastal community just enough to allow hundreds of people to check on their homes Tuesday as a separate fire 300 miles north forced residents of other towns to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain to talk pocketbook education issues
Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Dow ends up 152 on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points, and all the major indexes were up more than 1 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Meet the Big Brother 10 cast
"Big Brother 10" is returning to its roots.The claustrophobic CBS reality show is sealing 13 actual strangers _ no ex lovers, secret twin partners or long-lost siblings this time _ inside a makeshift house on a Studio City soundstage for the chance to be the last houseguest standing and take home the $500,000 grand prize...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Erratic winds prompt new evacuations in California
Thousands of residents north of Sacramento have been told to flee after erratic winds blew embers across wildfire containment lines, the latest setback for already strained fire crews...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Turkey suspects al-Qaida in attack on US consulate
Suspected al-Qaida militants armed with pistols and shotguns attacked a police guard post outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, sparking a gunbattle that left three attackers and three officers dead...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Envoy Bomber aimed to destroy embassy in Kabul
The suicide bomber who detonated his vehicle at the gates of the Indian Embassy in Kabul intended to destroy the embassy itself, the Indian ambassador to Afghanistan said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
NATO sees jump in Pakistan attacks
Mortar and rocket attacks by militants in Pakistan across the border into Afghanistan have spiked in the last month and U.S. and NATO forces have been returning fire, the top NATO commander in Afghanistan said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Bulls gore 2 more on Day 3 at Pamplona festival
Charging bulls plowed into piles of fallen thrillseekers Wednesday, goring an American and injuring at least one other person during the annual run through the streets of Pamplona...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Medvedev criticizes missile defense deal
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev lashed out Wednesday at the United States over its plans for a missile shield in Europe, saying a U.S. deal to install part of the system in Czech Republic "deeply distresses" Moscow...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
A mixed performance for Medvedev in G-8 debut
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came to his grandest global meeting yet with a mixed mandate: Start mending ties with the West, but stand fast on policies set by his predecessor and patron, Vladimir Putin...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Eiffel Tower getting a makeover to improve visits
The Eiffel Tower, host to nearly 7 million visitors per year, is about to get a makeover, the goal to make their experience a happier one...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Bombs kill 13 in Iraq but number of attacks falls
Bombs killed 13 people, including four Iraqi policemen, in Iraq on Wednesday as military officials released data showing attacks have dropped sharply over the past year...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Iran missile test sends message to US, Israel
Iran test-fired nine missiles Wednesday, including ones capable of hitting Israel, making a dramatic show of its readiness to strike back if the United States or Israel attacks it over its nuclear program...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Iraq reports drop in attacks, but bombs kill 14
Bombs took a bloody toll Wednesday, killing 13 Iraqis and a U.S. soldier, but military officials reported a sharp fall off in attacks over the past year _ a decline reflected in a steep decrease in violent deaths tallied by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
French leader to attend Olympics opener
French President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to snub China but then backed down with barely a whimper...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Israels separation barrier unchanged
Israel has failed to move sections of its West Bank separation barrier despite several Supreme Court rulings ordering they be shifted because they create problems for local residents, a human rights group charged Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
China claims to bust radical Muslim gang
Chinese police shot dead five members of a radical Islamic separatist group in western China, state media reported Wednesday, as officials called for an all-out security push ahead of the Beijing Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Vatican runs a deficit despite generosity
The Vatican ran a deficit in 2007, hurt by the weak dollar in generous collection baskets from U.S. faithful and steep costs of running its media, the Holy See said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Air India bomb builder released on bail
The British Columbia Court of Appeals on Wednesday ordered the only man convicted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight released on bail, freeing him at least temporarily after more than two decades in prison...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Text of President Bushs statement
A text of the statement that President Bush made at the conclusion of the G-8 summit Wednesday in Japan, as provided by the White House:...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Iraq reports drop in violence, but attacks kill 21
Bombs and bullets took a bloody toll Wednesday, killing 20 Iraqis and a U.S. soldier, even as military officials reported a sharp fall in attacks over the past year _ a decline reflected in a steep decrease in violent deaths tallied by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
US has released thousands of detainees in Iraq
The United States has released more detainees in Iraq so far this year than in all of 2007, the U.S. military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
3 Germans kidnapped by Kurdish rebels
Turkish troops have launched an operation to try to rescue three German climbers kidnapped by Kurdish rebels on Mount Ararat, a provincial Turkish governor said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
US consulate in Turkey attacked
Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen are killed in a shoot-out outside the US consulate in Istanbul...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Wales is 'invisible nation' on TV
The BBC and ITV are criticised for under reflecting Wales and Welsh issues in their national programming...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Flight delays at Dublin airport
There are long delays on flights at Dublin International Airport after an air traffic control system broke down earlier...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Threats over Nigeria amputation
A Nigeria doctor says he has received death threats after amputating an injured girl's arms...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Banishing sleaze
What will Tories' new rules on MEP expenses achieve?...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Mayor appointments to be examined
The London Assembly will investigate the mayor's appointment of staff and consultants after two resignations...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
UN fury at Darfur militia ambush
UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemns an attack which left seven peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region dead...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
DNA tests 'clear JonBenet family'
US prosecutors say DNA tests have cleared the family of beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey of her 1996 murder...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Four charged with Shakilus murder
Four teenagers are charged with the murder of 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend, beaten and stabbed in south London...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Unstoppable ex-hostage revels in freedom in France
Freedom tastes sweet and Ingrid Betancourt is lapping it up with the same drive and determination that kept her alive in the Colombian jungle for six years, sometimes chained to a tree...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Thousands evacuate as flames near Paradise, Calif.
Thousands of people were ordered to get out of Paradise on Wednesday as an out-of-control wildfire threatened the Northern California city that also was devastated by flames just weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Thousands evacuate as flames threaten Paradise, CA
Thousands of people were ordered to get out of Paradise on Wednesday as an out-of-control wildfire threatened the Northern California city that also was devastated by flames just weeks ago...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
For some, waterfront NYC living means a houseboat
Gloria Weiss was living in a small SoHo apartment in the 1980s when one of her young students told her that he lived on a boat...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Wayward dolphins following food inland, not to sea
Wayward dolphins that have been treating a New Jersey river as their private fishing hole appear to be heading farther inland instead of back toward the ocean...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Kidman birth adds to Nashvilles image as oasis
Nicole Kidman has described Nashville as a quiet escape, a nice place to raise a garden or grab coffee without photographers in tow...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton
A 14,500-year-old woolly mammoth skeleton dug up in 1994 has been unveiled at the Milwaukee Public Museum, giving locals a glimpse of perhaps the most intact specimen discovered in North America...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Hospital Impossible to see inside Jolies room
The hospital where Angelina Jolie will give birth says the windows of her room have been coated with a special material that prevents paparazzi from taking pictures of the actress and her partner, Brad Pitt...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Jamie Lynn Spears poses with baby for mag cover
Weeks after giving birth to daughter Maddie Briann, Jamie Lynn Spears is showing off the newborn, sharing memories of a "perfect" delivery and longing to be a Southern soccer mom...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Democrats Makers knew Katrina trailers tainted
Manufacturers knew there were high levels of formaldehyde in the trailers provided to Hurricane Katrina victims, but sold them to the government anyway, according to a congressional report released Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain to talk pocketbook education issues
Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Obama calls McCain part of problem with bankruptcy
Barack Obama called on Tuesday for changing federal bankruptcy laws to help military families, seniors and victims of natural disasters, and accused John McCain of repeatedly siding with the banking industry when Congress acted on the issue...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Sabathia wins in Brewers debut Cubs land Harden
CC Sabathia punctuated his Milwaukee debut with a bellowing scream as he came off the mound after the sixth inning. It was almost as if he was putting the National League on notice...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCanns 2 homers help Braves top Dodgers 9-3
Jair Jurrjens pitched six solid innings, batterymate Brian McCann homered twice and Yunel Escobar hit a three-run double, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Pettitte, Jeter lift Yanks over Rays
Coming off two tight wins over their traditional rival, and about to head into the All-Star break, the New York Yankees turned to two of their veterans to beat the upstart Tampa Bay Rays...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCanns two homers help Braves top Dodgers 9-3
Jair Jurrjens pitched six solid innings, batterymate Brian McCann homered twice and Yunel Escobar hit a three-run double, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Nissan charged up on electric cars
Nissan is rapidly forging deals with cities and governments on electric vehicles as soaring gas prices and worries about global warming make the green technology surprisingly appealing, a senior executive said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Oil prices rebound on Iran missile tests
Oil prices rebounded Wednesday in Asia from a tumble of more than $5 in the previous session after Iran test-fired nine missiles, renewing fears of a conflict that could cut global oil supplies...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Longer lives, less pay women not saving enough
Women may not earn as much as men or fly up the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh since they live longer. Right?...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Oil rebounds slightly after second big drop
Oil prices rebounded slightly Wednesday in Asia after tumbling more than $5 in the previous session as traders worried about the health of the global economy cashed in gains from the recent rally...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain US withdrawal in Iraq will come in time
Republican presidential candidate John McCain played down reports Tuesday that Iraqi officials are increasing pressure on the United States to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw its forces...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 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 9, 2008
As some flee fires anew, others return for a time
Firefighters pushed back a blaze threatening this small coastal community just enough to allow hundreds of people to check on their homes Tuesday as a separate fire 300 miles north forced residents of other towns to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2nd man held in Javon Walker case in Las Vegas
A second man was arrested on charges of abducting, beating and robbing Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker in Las Vegas last month...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Dow ends up 152 on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points, and all the major indexes were up more than 1 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant
If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Nissan plans electric cars in Portugal
Automakers Nissan and Renault will sell electric vehicles in Portugal in 2011 and the allied companies have partnered with the government in an attempt to create a national network of charging stations...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Dow ends up 152 on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points, and all the major indexes were up more than 1 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Erratic winds prompt new evacuations in California
Thousands of residents north of Sacramento have been told to flee after erratic winds blew embers across wildfire containment lines, the latest setback for already strained fire crews...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2 die as cargo jet crashes in Colombia
A rose-laden U.S. cargo plane headed for Miami crashed near the Colombian capital on Monday, killing two people on the ground, local authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Meet the Big Brother 10 cast
"Big Brother 10" is returning to its roots.The claustrophobic CBS reality show is sealing 13 actual strangers _ no ex lovers, secret twin partners or long-lost siblings this time _ inside a makeshift house on a Studio City soundstage for the chance to be the last houseguest standing and take home the $500,000 grand prize...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help
Scores of volunteers Tuesday helped tornado-damaged communities in northern North Dakota clear away debris from a storm that destroyed six homes and seriously injured one man...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
US Marines 400 Afghan insurgents killed
A U.S. Marines commander said Wednesday his troops have killed 400 insurgents in southern Afghanistan since late April...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
South Korean doctors eat US beef to show safe
Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
SKorea doctors eat US beef to show safe
Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain to talk pocketbook education issues
Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
US says 400 Afghan insurgents killed since April
A U.S. Marines commander said Wednesday his troops have killed 400 insurgents in southern Afghanistan since late April...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Iran tests missiles in Persian Gulf
Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
NATO sees jump in Pakistan attacks
Mortar and rocket attacks by militants in Pakistan across the border into Afghanistan have spiked in the last month and U.S. and NATO forces have been returning fire, the top NATO commander in Afghanistan said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Bulls gore 2 more on Day 3 at Pamplona festival
Charging bulls plowed into piles of fallen thrillseekers Wednesday, goring an American and injuring at least one other person during the annual run through the streets of Pamplona...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Medvedev criticizes missile defense deal
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev lashed out Wednesday at the United States over its plans for a missile shield in Europe, saying a U.S. deal to install part of the system in Czech Republic "deeply distresses" Moscow...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf
Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Court awards woman $14,000 after heel snaps off
A British court has ordered a store to pay $14,400 to a woman who broke her ankle and needed surgery because her stiletto heel snapped off...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Bosnian Serbs go on trial for alleged atrocities
Two Bosnian Serb cousins who allegedly locked scores of Muslims inside burning buildings went on trial Wednesday for alleged murder and war crimes in what a prosecutor described as "one of the most brutal campaigns of ethnic cleansing" in the Bosnian war...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Bombs kill 13 in Iraq but number of attacks falls
Bombs killed 13 people, including four Iraqi policemen, in Iraq on Wednesday as military officials released data showing attacks have dropped sharply over the past year...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Turkey suspects al-Qaida in attack on US consulate
Suspected al-Qaida militants armed with pistols and shotguns attacked a police guard post outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, sparking a gunbattle that left three attackers and three officers dead...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Envoy Bomber aimed to destroy embassy in Kabul
The suicide bomber who detonated his vehicle at the gates of the Indian Embassy in Kabul intended to destroy the embassy itself, the Indian ambassador to Afghanistan said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Pakistan says peace deal reached in Khyber region
Authorities and tribal elders reached a peace agreement Wednesday for a militancy-plagued northwest Pakistani region where a paramilitary offensive has tried to flush out insurgents, a top official said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Suspected Maoist rebels kill 4 in India
Suspected Maoist rebels shot and killed an opposition state lawmaker and three others while they were attending a school function in eastern India on Wednesday, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Husband of ex-hostage says marriage may be over
The husband of rescued Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt says their marriage may be over...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Uranium levels fall after nuclear leak in France
Tests show that uranium levels are diminishing but have not vanished from rivers in southern France after a leak from a nuclear site, regional authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Pre-quake changes seen in rocks
Scientists make an important advance in their efforts to predict earthquakes, the journal Nature says...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Pamela enters Australian BB house
Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has entered the Big Brother house in Australia surprising housemates...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
M&S chief wins vote amid protest
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose wins an investor vote to reappointment him, even though 22% did not back him...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Brown has 'true grit' says Harman
Harriet Harman defends Gordon Brown as William Hague tells MPs he is "past his sell-by date" and people are "sick of him"...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Doctors call for top-ups review
Doctors have called for a thorough and independent review of the ban on NHS patients paying to top up their care...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Alarm over Afghan civilian deaths
At least 250 Afghan civilians have been killed or wounded in recent insurgent attacks or military action, the Red Cross says...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Killer boasted of murder on video
A man who murdered a teenager then cut up her body and hid it in a cupboard boasted about it in a mobile phone video...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Rain warning as summer floods hit
Severe weather warnings are issued for south Wales as forecasters warn of more heavy rain in a wet summer...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
'Ritual killing' rescue in Ghana
Ghanaian police try to reunite a boy with his family after rescuing him from a suspected ritual killing...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Making waste pay
Should the UK reward residents who recycle?...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Two years on
John Humphrys reports from the streets of Basra...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Rain brings flash floods warning
Flood warnings are in place in large parts of the south of England as heavy downpours continue...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Nazi hunt
Searching for a former SS medical officer in Patagonia...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Quiz: Crunch lingo
Know your bull from your bear market? Test yourself...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Cavendish claims maiden stage win
Britain's Mark Cavendish wins stage five of the Tour de France after a thrilling sprint finish...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Ambush kills Darfur peacekeepers
Seven members of the joint UN-African Union peace mission in Sudan's Darfur region are killed in an ambush, the BBC learns...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Claims of abuse in Jersey bunker
Six people say they were abused in a WWII bunker near a former Jersey children's home, say police...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Man charged with student murders
A man is charged with the murders of French students Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo in south-east London...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
MEP attacks Tory expenses plan
A Conservative Euro MP criticises party leader David Cameron's attempt to reform expenses as "half-baked"...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Newspaper defends Mosley article
The News of the World's editor defends the publication of details of a sadomasochistic session involving F1 boss Max Mosley...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Iran missile test 'provocative'
The US and Israel condemn Iran after it test-fires a long-range missile capable of reaching Tel Aviv...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Unstoppable ex-hostage revels in freedom in France
Freedom tastes sweet and Ingrid Betancourt is lapping it up with the same drive and determination that kept her alive in the Colombian jungle for six years, sometimes chained to a tree...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Erratic winds prompt new evacuations in California
Thousands of residents north of Sacramento have been told to flee after erratic winds blew embers across wildfire containment lines, the latest setback for already strained fire crews...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Hurricane Bertha could strengthen in coming days
Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha could become slightly stronger in the next couple of days as it heads toward Bermuda...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Family, friends of killing spree suspect baffled
Marcia Frey laid down the law when her daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Nicholas Sheley, moved into her trailer after losing their apartment last month: No alcohol. No drugs...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Wildfire near Sacramento burns dozens of homes
A wind-stoked wildfire northeast of Sacramento burned dozens of homes Tuesday and has forced thousands of fire-weary residents to flee, state officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Celebrity foreclosures show extent of housing woes
Tabloid magazines like to reassure us that celebrities are just like us _ they go grocery shopping, take their dogs for a stroll around the neighborhood, even pump their own gas...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton
A 14,500-year-old woolly mammoth skeleton dug up in 1994 has been unveiled at the Milwaukee Public Museum, giving locals a glimpse of perhaps the most intact specimen discovered in North America...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain to talk pocketbook education issues
Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Obama calls McCain part of problem with bankruptcy
Barack Obama called on Tuesday for changing federal bankruptcy laws to help military families, seniors and victims of natural disasters, and accused John McCain of repeatedly siding with the banking industry when Congress acted on the issue...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCanns 2 homers help Braves top Dodgers 9-3
Jair Jurrjens pitched six solid innings, batterymate Brian McCann homered twice and Yunel Escobar hit a three-run double, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Pettitte, Jeter lift Yanks over Rays
Coming off two tight wins over their traditional rival, and about to head into the All-Star break, the New York Yankees turned to two of their veterans to beat the upstart Tampa Bay Rays...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCanns two homers help Braves top Dodgers 9-3
Jair Jurrjens pitched six solid innings, batterymate Brian McCann homered twice and Yunel Escobar hit a three-run double, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Dow ends up 152 on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points, and all the major indexes were up more than 1 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Nissan charged up on electric cars
Nissan is rapidly forging deals with cities and governments on electric vehicles as soaring gas prices and worries about global warming make the green technology surprisingly appealing, a senior executive said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Oil prices rebound on Iran missile tests
Oil prices rebounded Wednesday in Asia from a tumble of more than $5 in the previous session after Iran test-fired nine missiles, renewing fears of a conflict that could cut global oil supplies...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Longer lives, less pay women not saving enough
Women may not earn as much as men or fly up the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh since they live longer. Right?...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Oil rebounds slightly after second big drop
Oil prices rebounded slightly Wednesday in Asia after tumbling more than $5 in the previous session as traders worried about the health of the global economy cashed in gains from the recent rally...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain US withdrawal in Iraq will come in time
Republican presidential candidate John McCain played down reports Tuesday that Iraqi officials are increasing pressure on the United States to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw its forces...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2 die as cargo jet crashes in Colombia
A rose-laden U.S. cargo plane headed for Miami crashed near the Colombian capital on Monday, killing two people on the ground, local authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2nd man held in Javon Walker case in Las Vegas
A second man was arrested on charges of abducting, beating and robbing Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker in Las Vegas last month...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help
Scores of volunteers Tuesday helped tornado-damaged communities in northern North Dakota clear away debris from a storm that destroyed six homes and seriously injured one man...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant
If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Lowly Padres play like eager Beavers
Looking decidedly like the Triple-A Portland Beavers, the San Diego Padres came up with a nifty big league result Tuesday night, beating the Florida Marlins 10-1 to snap a nine-game home losing streak...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain to talk pocketbook education issues
Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Dow ends up 152 on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points, and all the major indexes were up more than 1 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
As some flee fires anew, others return for a time
Firefighters pushed back a blaze threatening this small coastal community just enough to allow hundreds of people to check on their homes Tuesday as a separate fire 300 miles north forced residents of other towns to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Bush tells Hu he is looking forward to Olympics
President Bush is making clear that he intends to enjoy himself at the Olympics in China next month...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
China Police probe Canadian model death
A young Canadian model was found dead in her Shanghai apartment building this week, and police said Wednesday they suspect she was murdered...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Iraq bomb kills 3 police officers, civilian
Iraqi police say a bomb in Fallujah has killed three police and one civilian...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Thousands in Rome protest Berlusconis policies
Thousands of protesters gathered Tuesday in a historic Rome square to denounce the policies of Premier Silvio Berlusconi in the first major opposition demonstration since the conservative leader won April elections...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2 hurt in Spains running of the bulls
Charging bulls plowed into or trampled piles of fallen thrillseekers Wednesday, injuring at least two people at the running of the bulls, including an American who was gored in the abdomen...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Israel, Hamas trade cows for calm as part of truce
An Israel-Hamas truce has boiled down to a simple trade-off: For a day of calm, Israel adds five truckloads of cows and 200 tons of cement to the barest basics it ships to Gaza, but rocket fire from the territory reseals the border for a day...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Bush hails G-8 work on climate change
President Bush has claimed significant progress in efforts by leading industrialized nations to achieve a consensus on combating global warming...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
US Marines 400 Afghan insurgents killed
A U.S. Marines commander said Wednesday his troops have killed 400 insurgents in southern Afghanistan since late April...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
South Korean doctors eat US beef to show safe
Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
SKorea doctors eat US beef to show safe
Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Turkey Attack outside US consulate
Armed men opened fire on police at a guardpost outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, leading to a clash that a doctor says left two officers dead...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Pirates free German ship off Somalia
A German cargo ship held captive for 41 days off the coast of Somalia was released and all aboard were safe and unharmed, a shipping company said Wednesday. A Somali official said the pirates received a large ransom...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Iran tests missiles in Persian Gulf
Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Somalia UN agency driver killed
The U.N. food agency says Somali gunmen have shot and killed one of its drivers in southern Somalia...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Kurdish rebels kidnap German climbers
The governor of a province in eastern Turkey says Kurdish rebels have kidnapped three German climbers on Mount Ararat...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
600 raids in Europe for date-rape drug
German investigators say raids have been carried out on 600 homes in Austria, Switzerland and Germany seeking chemicals used to produce an illicit date-rape drug...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Being too fat 'can damage sperm'
Obese men have poorer quality sperm, perhaps because too much fat around their testicles causes them to heat up, scientists have suggested...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Funding secured for observatory
Committed funds secure the future of Jodrell Bank, one of the world's leading radio astronomy centres...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
'Three Germans seized' in Turkey
Three Germans are kidnapped by Kurdish guerrillas while climbing in eastern Turkey, a local governor says...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
India left hits out at government
Former communist allies of India's government say it has "not been transparent" over a controversial nuclear deal with the US...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
More job cuts at UK housebuilders
Bovis Homes and Redrow announce sweeping job cuts as they struggle to deal with the housing downturn...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
LIVE: Prime minister's questions
The key points, reaction and your comments as Harriet Harman stands in for Gordon Brown at his weekly House of Commons grilling...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Russia may veto Mugabe sanctions
Russia says it may refuse to back UN Security Council sanctions against Zimbabwe's president and his allies...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Fresh clashes shake Lebanese city
At least two people are killed and 40 are wounded in renewed sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Summit ends with climate 'vision'
G8 leaders meeting in Japan proclaim a "shared vision" on greenhouse gases, but fail to get poor nations to agree to cuts...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Tributes are paid to 'caring boy'
Tributes have been paid to a 17-year-old boy who died after trying to stop an argument in a Bristol street...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Plaid 'runs rings around Labour'
A former Labour minister says Plaid Cymru has "run rings" around his Welsh assembly colleagues since their coalition a year ago...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Omagh judge remarks 'speculation'
A report for the Policing Board accuses the Omagh trial judge of speculation in his criticisms of some of the prosecution case...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Rabbit ripper
Owners in fear as German police hunt serial pet killer...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Devil or angel
Can a person of good character be manufactured?...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Nicole Kidman's baby name mystery solved
Nicole Kidman's father reveals he suggested naming his new granddaughter Sunday after a key figure in Australia's art scene...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Chambers to learn fate next week
Dwain Chambers will find out next Wednesday if he will be allowed to represent Britain at this summer's Olympic Games...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Unchanged England set Test record
England become the first team in history to name an unchanged XI for the sixth successive match...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Most wanted Nazi sought in Chile
Israel's top Nazi hunter flies to Chile, following new information as to the possible whereabouts of a fugitive known as Dr Death...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
New police chief for Jersey case
A senior officer from Northumbria replaces the Jersey officer investigating historical abuse claims on the island...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Rapper traumatised by gun arrest
A rapper arrested at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity speaks of the moment he stepped off a train into a "really bad dream"...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Teenager shocked to find baby bat asleep in her bra
A teenager who thought her mobile phone was disturbing her underwear finds a bat asleep in her bra...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Euro MPs get tough on airline ads
MEPs move to ban air ticket ads that do not include hidden taxes and charges, in an EU crackdown on misleading cheap fares...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Attack at US Istanbul consulate
Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen are killed in an attack near the US consulate in Istanbul, officials say...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Iran sends missile test warning
Iran test-fires its longest-range missile - capable of hitting Israel - in a clear warning against US and Israeli pressure...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
G8 'revulsion' at Zimbabwe crisis
Gordon Brown says the world has made clear its "revulsion" about Zimbabwe and calls for a UN arms embargo...
BBC News - July 9, 2008
Unstoppable ex-hostage revels in freedom in France
Freedom tastes sweet and Ingrid Betancourt is lapping it up with the same drive and determination that kept her alive in the Colombian jungle for six years, sometimes chained to a tree...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Wildfire near Sacramento burns dozens of homes
A wind-stoked wildfire northeast of Sacramento burned dozens of homes Tuesday and has forced thousands of fire-weary residents to flee, state officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help
Scores of volunteers Tuesday helped tornado-damaged communities in northern North Dakota clear away debris from a storm that destroyed six homes and seriously injured one man...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Cabrera has go-ahed RBI in 13th for White Sox
Orlando Cabrera scored Alexei Ramirez on a perfectly executed hit-and-run double in the 13th inning, and the Chicago White Sox held on for an 8-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
NY psychiatrist Brinkley, Cook need therapy
Christie Brinkley should get custody of her two youngest children _ but she and her narcissistic husband both need therapy, a court-appointed psychiatrist said Tuesday at their divorce trial...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Nats back as a Peach Pit of a guy on 90210
Joe E. Tata is cooking again in the role of Peach Pit diner owner Nat for the new incarnation of "Beverly Hills 90210."...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Leonard Cohen returns to Montreux stage
Leonard Cohen returned to the Montreux Jazz Festival on Tuesday for his first concert here in 23 years...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Report CBS News Logan talks about her baby drama
Lara Logan, the chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, tells The Washington Post she is pregnant, and the father is a married federal contractor whom she met while stationed in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain to talk pocketbook education issues
Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Obama calls McCain part of problem with bankruptcy
Barack Obama called on Tuesday for changing federal bankruptcy laws to help military families, seniors and victims of natural disasters, and accused John McCain of repeatedly siding with the banking industry when Congress acted on the issue...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCanns two homers help Braves top Dodgers 9-3
Jair Jurrjens pitched six solid innings, batterymate Brian McCann homered twice and Yunel Escobar hit a three-run double, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Oil rebounds slightly after second big drop
Oil prices rebounded slightly Wednesday in Asia after tumbling more than $5 in the previous session as traders worried about the health of the global economy cashed in gains from the recent rally...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Dow ends up 152 on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points, and all the major indexes were up more than 1 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Alcoas 2Q profit sinks 24 percent on higher costs
Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said its second-quarter earnings fell nearly 24 percent as higher prices failed to offset raw material and facility outage costs...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant
If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2 die as cargo jet crashes in Colombia
A rose-laden U.S. cargo plane headed for Miami crashed near the Colombian capital on Monday, killing two people on the ground, local authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
As some flee fires anew, others return for a time
Firefighters pushed back a blaze threatening this small coastal community just enough to allow hundreds of people to check on their homes Tuesday as a separate fire 300 miles north forced residents of other towns to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2nd man held in Javon Walker case in Las Vegas
A second man was arrested on charges of abducting, beating and robbing Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker in Las Vegas last month...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Duchscherer leads Oakland past Seattle
Justin Duchscherer faced only three batters over the minimum and threw a two-hitter to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Duchscherers 2-hitter leads As over Mariners 2-0
Justin Duchscherer faced only three batters over the minimum and threw a two-hitter to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain US withdrawal in Iraq will come in time
Republican presidential candidate John McCain played down reports Tuesday that Iraqi officials are increasing pressure on the United States to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw its forces...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
McCain to talk pocketbook education issues
Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Dow ends up 152 on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points, and all the major indexes were up more than 1 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Lowly Padres play like eager Beavers
Looking decidedly like the Triple-A Portland Beavers, the San Diego Padres came up with a nifty big league result Tuesday night, beating the Florida Marlins 10-1 to snap a nine-game home losing streak...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Longer lives, less pay women not saving enough
Women may not earn as much as men or fly up the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh since they live longer. Right?...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
French senators give ovation to freed hostage
Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt has been welcomed by French lawmakers with a rousing standing ovation...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Group says Englands historic sites are at risk
Neglectful landlords, trail bikers, wet weather, ill-thought development, even rabbits have contributed to endangering one out of 12 historic sites in England, a government report said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
2 men jailed over brutal subway attack in Germany
Two men were convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to prison Tuesday for a brutal attack on a German retiree that sparked a political furor over crime committed by young immigrants...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Israel opens border crossings with Gaza Strip
Israel agreed to an Egyptian request and opened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday despite Palestinian mortar fire that violated a shaky three-week-old truce...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Afghans blame foreign agency for Kabul bombing
Afghanistan blamed a foreign intelligence agency Tuesday for the bombing of the Indian Embassy, making a clear reference to Pakistan as U.S. generals step up calls for the neighboring nation to crack down on extremists...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Israel raids West Bank mall, claims Hamas link
Israeli troops stormed the shopping mall in this West Bank city Tuesday and ordered it to close, saying the popular facility is linked to the militant Islamic Hamas...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Paris low-rise skyline inching upward
The city of light is looking to add a little height...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Stabbing deaths of French students shock London
The tabloids are calling them the "Tarantino murders."...
Southern Ledger - July 9, 2008
Paris considering taller buildings
The city of light is looking to add a little height...
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