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Minnesota rallies, holds on to beat Seattle 6-5
Denard Span his part to keep the Minnesota Twins from falling further behind in their playoff chase...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gerut gets go-ahead RBI as Padres edge Dbacks 5-4
Jody Gerut singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres denied Randy Johnson his 295th career win with a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gerut lifts Padres past Diamondbacks 5-4
Jody Gerut singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres denied Randy Johnson his 295th career win with a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stocks rise following durable goods report
Wall Street rose moderately Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy is stronger than expected. Stocks pulled off their steepest gains late in the session on light trading, which tends to exaggerate price moves...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf
Oil prices settled above $118 a barrel Wednesday as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico on a possible collision course with offshore oil and gas platforms...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dems choose Obama in thunderous acclamation
Barack Obama, claiming a prize never held by a black American, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates stood and cheered his improbable triumph...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dems choose Obama Clinton joins in acclamation
Barack Obama, standing where no black has ever stood before, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates cheered his improbable triumph...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Giles hits 3-run HR as Padres deny Webb 20th win
Brian Giles and Kevin Kouzmanoff both drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres denied Brandon Webb his 20th victory with a 9-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama Dems rip McCain
Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote the final chapter in her failed campaign for the White House on Tuesday, making way for Barack Obama as Democrats accused Republican John McCain of indifference to the working class and coziness with big oil...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
A-Rod flops, Wakefield pitches Red Sox past Yanks
Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fannie Mae shakes up management team
Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Questions follow Mattels $100M Bratz verdict
The $100 million jury award in the three-month legal battle between Mattel Inc. and Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc. left one key issue unresolved...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87
Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens to tropical storm over Haiti
Forecasters say Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm over Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Philippine C-130 wreck found 600 feet under water
A military transport plane that crashed after takeoff in the southern Philippines with nine people aboard sank 600 feet under water, too deep for divers to reach, a navy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav kills 8 in Dominican Republic landslide
Authorities say eight people have died in the Dominican Republic in a landslide triggered by Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US, Russia anchor military ships in Georgian ports
A U.S. military ship docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, prompting Russia to send three naval ships to another Georgian port. The moves by both sides underscored an escalating standoff between Moscow and the West over this small Caucasus nation devastated by war with Russia...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
20 killed in chemical plant blasts in China
The death toll from explosions that ripped through a chemical plant in southwest China rose to 20 on Wednesday, state media said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
2 Iraqi officials accused of aiding al-Qaida
A university president and a top local official in a restive province north of Baghdad are suspected of giving weapons and government cars to al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents, according to arrest reports obtained Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dead Sea Scrolls to be displayed on Internet
Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav kills 11 US Gulf Coast prepares for storm
Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including Louisana where Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Hurricane Gustav death toll rises to 22
The death toll from Hurricane Gustav is up to 22 in Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Combat flares in 3rd area of Pakistan border belt
Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
UN 1 more year for peacekeepers in Lebanon
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to keep a peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year, calling for stepped-up efforts to achieve a permanent cease-fire and long-term resolution of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Police Disabled Palestinian siblings hidden away
BEIT AWWA, West Bank _ A Palestinian couple locked their disabled son and daughter away for decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child if discovered, police said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav kills 22 US Gulf Coast prepares
Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 22 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including Louisiana where Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
At least 5 dead in Kashmir battle over hostages
Government forces killed two Islamic rebels believed to have taken seven hostages, but a third insurgent still held out in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir, a police official said late Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Western nations warn Russia to change course
Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could even raise U.S. chicken prices from blossoming into a new Cold War...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Liberian ex-warlord dodges questions at hearing
A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public commission...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Canada company takes blame for bacteria outbreak
The president of a Canadian food company is taking responsibility for tainted meat products from a Toronto processing plant reaching the marketplace and causing a national outbreak of a deadly bacteria linked to the deaths of 15 people...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Israeli businessman kidnapped in Nigeria
Kidnappers have seized an Israeli businessman in oil-rich southern Nigeria, officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Jordan reaches out to militant Hamas
In an about-face, Jordan is reaching out to the Hamas militant group amid fears that a collapse of Mideast peacemaking would bring an influx of refugees. But the U.S. ally must walk a delicate line to avoid angering its American and Israeli friends...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US military says Baghdad bombing suspect detained
The U.S. military says it has captured a suspected senior Shiite militant believed to be behind a June bombing in Baghdad that killed four Americans and six Iraqis...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Crane hits Canadian commuter train, injuring 6
The boom of a construction crane smashed into a light-rail commuter train Wednesday, injuring the driver and five passengers, including a 10-year-old girl, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Cabinet chief vows Argentina will service debt
Argentina will meet all its debt obligations in 2008 and 2009, its Cabinet chief said Wednesday, addressing investor concerns that political tensions could reduce its budget surplus and slow its debt payments...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gene therapy 'may repair hearing'
Scientists claim gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans as well...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Oslo trial for Bosnia war suspect
A Bosnian-born man pleads not guilty in Norway's first war crimes trial since the end of World War II...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Gas explosion on housing estate
A late-night gas explosion is reported on the huge Twinbrook housing estate in the Lisburn city area...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
'Pants' password changed
A man who chose "Lloyds is pants" as his telephone banking password found it had been changed to "no it's not"...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Arsenal cruise into group stages
Arsenal cruise into the Champions League group stage with an easy win against Steve McClaren's FC Twente...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Leaking mushroom soup forces plane into unscheduled landing
A Ryanair flight was forced to land after a passenger had an allergic reaction to mushroom soup, the airline confirms...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Last-gasp Kuyt puts Liverpool through
Liverpool scrape into the group stages of the Champions League after a 118th minute goal from Dirk Kuyt against Standard Liege...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Family still missing after fire
A family of three are still missing after their Shropshire home was gutted in an arson attack...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
British workers 'fear job losses'
More than one in 10 British workers fear they will lose their job in the next year, union body the TUC says...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Map highlights 'obesity hotspots'
Shetland and parts of Wales and north England are Britain's obesity hotspots, according to a map compiled from GP records...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Malta fears 71 migrants drowned
As many as 71 African migrants drown after their boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea, their companions tell Maltese police...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Russia faces fresh condemnation
Seven of the world's top industrialised nations deplore Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Obama nominated for the Democrats
US Democrats name Barack Obama as presidential candidate, the first African-American to represent a major US party...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Dell unveils new PCs targeting emerging markets
Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models Wednesday designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill ranks
Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. Haelee Holden got tired of trying to make it through school while flipping burgers until 1 a.m...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again
Tropical Storm Gustav was losing steam early Wednesday as it moved through the Caribbean a day after hitting Haiti as a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Mich. governor, Detroit mayor have strained past
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick come from the same powerful Democratic political machine, yet they have had a strained relationship for years...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Coens dark comedy opens Venice film festival
A dark comedy by the Coen brothers is opening the Venice film festival...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Coen brothers dark comedy premieres at Venice fest
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Celebs rallying for Stand Up to Cancer telethon
The competition among TV networks, movie studios and A-list stars can be fierce, but the fight against cancer will unite them on Sept. 5...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton tells Democrats to unite behind Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton closed the book on her 2008 presidential bid with an emphatic plea for the party to unite behind Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kuznetsova eases into 3rdd round of US Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Open...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kuznetsova eases into 3rd round of US Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Open...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US Open Roddick, Dementieva, Jankovic play today
Andy Roddick, Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic are among the major players in action today in U.S. Open tennis. Roddick takes on Fabrice Santoro, Dementieva faces Pauline Parmentier and Jankovic goes against Sofia Arvidsson...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Federer rides 10-game roll to easy first-round win
Perhaps that No. 2 in front of Roger Federer name made Maximo Gonzalez believe he had a shot at knocking off the four-time defending U.S. Open champion...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stock futures lower ahead of durable goods data
Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday as investors awaited a government reading on orders for big-ticket manufactured goods and also watched rising oil prices...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Obama to tour battleground states after nomination
Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and running mate Joe Biden will embark on a bus tour of battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan later this week after he receives the Democratic presidential nomination, his campaign announced Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clintons throwing a one-two punch at McCain
Democrats were using the one-two punch of Hillary and Bill Clinton to unify their party against Republicans and argue that the nation would be safer _ its economy as well as its citizens _ under a Barack Obama administration...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama Dems rip McCain
Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote the final chapter in her failed campaign for the White House on Tuesday, making way for Barack Obama as Democrats accused Republican John McCain of indifference to the working class and coziness with big oil...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $100 million in Bratz suit
A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Flights back to normal after FAA software glitch
The FAA said that most flights around the country were back to normal Wednesday, after a software malfunction delayed hundreds of flights on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stock futures up after durable goods orders rise
Wall Street is heading for a higher open after the government reported a bigger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Durable goods post strong increases in July, June
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods turned in a second consecutive strong monthly performance in July, a far bigger-than-expected gain led by a huge jump in demand for commercial aircraft...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Philippine C-130 wreck found 600 feet under water
A military transport plane that crashed after takeoff in the southern Philippines with nine people aboard sank 600 feet under water, too deep for divers to reach, a navy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Giles hits 3-run HR as Padres deny Webb 20th win
Brian Giles and Kevin Kouzmanoff both drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres denied Brandon Webb his 20th victory with a 9-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens to tropical storm over Haiti
Forecasters say Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm over Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
A-Rod flops, Wakefield pitches Red Sox past Yanks
Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US cancels plan to send military ship to Poti
The United States has canceled plans to try to dock a military ship carrying humanitarian aid in the Georgian port of Poti, where Russian forces are posted on the outskirts, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Rescue workers rush to flood-hit northern India
Indian officials rushed soldiers and air force helicopters to flood-ravaged parts of northern India to provide aid to the more than 1 million people stranded by a surging river, officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav hits Haiti, drives up oil prices
Hurricane Gustav caused a killer landslide and dumped torrential rains on southern Haiti before weakening to a tropical storm late Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
30 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan
More than 30 Taliban fighters and four policemen were killed in a series of clashes, airstrikes and bombings in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US ship carrying aid docks at Georgian port
A U.S. military ship carrying humanitarian aid docked at the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi on Wednesday, avoiding the port of Poti, which is still controlled by Russian forces...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
2 Iraqi officials accused of aiding al-Qaida
A university president and a top local official in a restive province north of Baghdad are suspected of giving weapons and government cars to al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents, according to arrest reports obtained Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav kills 8 in Dominican Republic landslide
Authorities say eight people have died in the Dominican Republic in a landslide triggered by Hurricane Gustav...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dalai Lama, battling exhaustion, cancels trips
The office of the Dalai Lama says the Tibetan spiritual leader is suffering from exhaustion and is canceling his international trips...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US, Russia anchor military ships in Georgian ports
A U.S. military ship docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, prompting Russia to send three naval ships to another Georgian port. The moves by both sides underscored an escalating standoff between Moscow and the West over this small Caucasus nation devastated by war with Russia...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
20 killed in chemical plant blasts in China
The death toll from explosions that ripped through a chemical plant in southwest China rose to 20 on Wednesday, state media said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
UN climate talks make headway on emission limits
Talks on a new global warming agreement have begun to resolve some major sticking points, the U.N. climate chief said Wednesday, sounding a promising note after months of sluggish negotiations often marked by confrontation among industrial and developing countries...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dead Sea Scrolls to be displayed on Internet
Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav kills 11 US Gulf Coast prepares for storm
Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including Louisana where Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Yugoslav war crimes court issues contempt summons
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, set up by the United Nations to prosecute those responsible for atrocities in the Balkan wars, on Wednesday summoned a former prosecution spokeswoman on contempt-of-court charges...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Bite reveals 51 poisonous snakes in apartment
A nearly fatal bite by a poisonous snake led to the arrest of a man Wednesday for keeping 51 deadly cobras and mambas in his Tokyo apartment without permission, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Algeria security official Spate of roadside bombs
A spate of roadside bombs has targeted police and the military in Algeria this week, a security official said Wednesday, as local media reported that a large army and police sweep was under way against Islamist militants...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Britain accuses Russia of trying to redraw map
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is accusing Russia of trying to redraw the map in the Caucasus...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
X Factor denies contestant claims
The X Factor's producers dismiss claims that a contestant's place on the show was in jeopardy over claims he lied to judges...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
NHS set for large budget surplus
The NHS in England is heading for an estimated surplus of £1.75bn in the current financial year, official estimates predict...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Model targets foot-and-mouth risk
Scientists use a numerical model to predict the risk of infection through airborne transmission of foot-and-mouth virus...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
'Scores dead' in Pakistan clashes
Pakistan's military says it has killed 47 pro-Taleban militants in the rugged west of the country, near Afghanistan...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Sudan plane hijackers 'surrender'
Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrender after flying it to Libya and releasing the passengers, officials say...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Egypt urges end to Israel threats
Egypt is trying to defuse growing tension between Israel and Lebanon, its foreign minister says...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Baby's body found at waste plant
The body of a newborn baby is found at a waste recycling plant in what police are treating as a suspicious death...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Safety probe over ambulance fires
The safety of Wales' new £16m ambulance fleet is investigated after three engine fires in only two weeks...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Jail term for 20,000 abuse images
A Londonderry man is jailed for 18 months for downloading 20,000 indecent images of children from the internet...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Ethical businesses
Is social enterprise viable for budding entrepreneurs?...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Russian bear
How UK could be affected if tensions with Russia grow...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
...before you die
What's the point of those '1,001 things to do' books?...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Holiday in Zim
Good weather, shame about the exchange rate...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Spurs to revive Arshavin interest
Zenit St Petersburg playmaker Andrei Arshavin's on-off summer move to Tottenham could be back on, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Star attractions
Clooney and Pitt charm Venice on festival's first day...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Anonymous buyer pays a wedge for a slice of royal wedding cake
A large slice of cake made for the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles has been sold at auction...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Chelsea set to seal Robinho deal
Chelsea are close to signing Real Madrid forward Robinho, according to Blues chief executive Peter Kenyon...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Civilian policing 'is half-baked'
A scheme giving "policing" powers to 1,400 civilians in England and Wales is branded "half-baked" by the Police Federation...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Bill Clinton to address Democrats
Former President Bill Clinton is to take to the stage at the US Democratic convention in Denver, Colorado...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Secret files found dumped on tip
Sensitive legal documents relating to a major drugs prosecution in Liverpool are discovered on a tip in Lancashire...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Hoy 'overwhelmed' by Scots return
Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy says he is "overwhelmed", as thousands of people welcome him back to Scotland...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Man convicted over Shia flogging
A man is convicted of child cruelty after forcing two boys to flog themselves during a Shia Muslim ceremony...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
UK urges tough response to Russia
The UK foreign secretary calls for "hard-headed engagement" with Russia in response to its actions in Georgia...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Man convicted of converting guns
A man is found guilty of converting replica submachine guns into live weapons linked to more than 50 shootings...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kara DioGuardi joins Idol judges for NYC tryouts
It was only her first day as an "American Idol" judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again
Tropical Storm Gustav was losing steam early Wednesday as it moved through the Caribbean a day after hitting Haiti as a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Mich. governor, Detroit mayor have strained past
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick come from the same powerful Democratic political machine, yet they have had a strained relationship for years...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Rockies beat Giants, pull within 6 of Diamondbacks
Chris Iannetta and Garrett Atkins drove in two runs apiece, Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Australia assessing visa for Snoop Dogg
The immigration department said Wednesday it was conducting a character assessment of Snoop Dogg, including his criminal history, as Australia considers whether to grant the rapper a visa for a concert tour later this year...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Nicollette Sheridan, Michael Bolton end engagement
Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have ended their engagement...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Hillary Clinton boosts Obama next up, Bill
Hillary Rodham Clinton closed the book on her 2008 presidential bid with an emphatic plea for the party to unite behind Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
War room revs up with high-profile Republicans
The Republican "war room" in Denver is not easy to find, tucked away off an alley a mile or so from the convention hall...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Federer rides 10-game roll to easy first-round win
Perhaps that No. 2 in front of Roger Federer name made Maximo Gonzalez believe he had a shot at knocking off the four-time defending U.S. Open champion...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Homeowners mix vegetables, flowers to save money
Tidy lawns have been replaced by a jumble of hot peppers, tomatoes, peas, peaches, berries and plums in the front yards of two next-door neighbors...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Number of uninsured drops Poverty holds steady
The Census Bureau reports that the number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton tells Democrats to unite behind Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton closed the book on her 2008 presidential bid with an emphatic plea for the party to unite behind Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fire destroys 10 Boise homes, damages 9 more
A wildfire that started in a field of sagebrush and cheatgrass spread quickly up a ridge Monday night, destroying 10 homes and damaging another nine, the Boise fire chief said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $100 million in Bratz suit
A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Battles kill 15 rebels, 7 soldiers in Sri Lanka
A series of gunbattles between government forces and the Tamil Tigers killed 15 rebels and seven soldiers in war-torn northern Sri Lanka, the military said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Stock futures lower ahead of durable goods report
Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday as investors awaited a government reading on orders for big-ticket manufactured goods and also watched rising oil prices...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Giles hits 3-run HR as Padres deny Webb 20th win
Brian Giles and Kevin Kouzmanoff both drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres denied Brandon Webb his 20th victory with a 9-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Russia threatens military response to US missiles
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is warning his country may respond to a U.S. missile shield in Europe through military means...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Police kill Indian gang leader, and a legend grows
The skinny would-be kingpin and his fearless bike gang were seemingly everywhere...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
American diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan
A U.S. diplomat narrowly escaped an attempt on her life Tuesday when two men with AK-47s jumped in front of her armored vehicle and sprayed it with bullets, staging a brazen attack that raised fears other foreigners could be targeted...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Plane crash probe shows tail hit ground first
The Spanish jetliner that crashed during takeoff last week, killing 154 people, hit the ground tail first and bounced for almost a mile, the head of the commission probing the disaster said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
12 deaths linked to tainted meat in Canada
Meat tainted with a deadly bacteria in a Toronto processing plant is likely to sicken more people in the coming months, a Canadian health expert said Tuesday, a day after the government announced the death toll from the outbreak had risen to 12...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
25 die as suicide bomber hits Iraq police recruits
A suicide bomber with explosives hidden beneath his traditional robe blew himself up Tuesday in a crowd of Iraqis trying to join the police force, killing at least 25 people in the second major bombing in Iraq this week...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Russia recognizes independence of Georgian regions
Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and U.S. warships plied the waters off of Georgia in a gambit the Kremlin saw as gunboat diplomacy...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
16 killed in chemical plant blasts in China
Explosions ripped through a chemical plant Tuesday in southwest China killing at least 16 people and forcing the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Jumbo jet overshoots runway in Canada, no injuries
An Air France jumbo jet carrying more than 500 passengers and crew overshot the runway as it landed Tuesday night in Montreal, but there were no injuries, an airport official said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Dissident files criminal complaint against Cuba
A Cuban opposition leader said Tuesday she has filed a criminal complaint against the communist government for airing on state television evidence it collected by bugging her phone, going through her garbage and secretly filming her...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Israeli police fear missing French child murdered
Israeli police said Tuesday they have arrested the grandfather and mother in the disappearance of a 4-year-old French girl three months, saying they fear the girl is dead...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US cancels plan to send military ship to Poti
The United States has canceled plans to try to dock a military ship carrying humanitarian aid in the Georgian port of Poti, where Russian forces are posted on the outskirts, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US Plan to dock ship with aid in Georgia canceled
A U.S. Embassy spokesman says plans have been canceled to try to dock a military ship carrying humanitarian aid in the Georgian port of Poti...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Philippine C-130 wreck found 600 feet under water
A military transport plane that crashed after takeoff in the southern Philippines with nine people aboard sank 600 feet under water, too deep for divers to reach, a navy spokesman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Rescue workers rush to flood-hit northern India
Indian officials rushed soldiers and air force helicopters to flood-ravaged parts of northern India to provide aid to the more than 1 million people stranded by a surging river, officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav hits Haiti, drives up oil prices
Hurricane Gustav caused a killer landslide and dumped torrential rains on southern Haiti before weakening to a tropical storm late Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Police 8 militants killed in northwest Pakistan
Pakistani security forces fired on vehicles carrying militants in a volatile region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing eight of them, a police official said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Afghan officials say Japanese hostage killed
A Japanese aid worker kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan has been killed, police officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US ship docks at Georgian port
A U.S. military ship on Wednesday docked at the Georgian port of Batumi to bring humanitarian aid following a devastating war with Russia earlier this month...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US ship carrying aid docks at Georgian port
A U.S. military ship carrying humanitarian aid docked at the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi on Wednesday, avoiding the port of Poti, which is still controlled by Russian forces...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
US soldier dies in Baghdad
The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of wounds suffered in a roadside bombing in northeast Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Spanair says crashed plane had earlier problem
Spanair says the plane that crashed last week in Madrid had landing gear trouble that forced it to abandon a takeoff attempt last month on a flight from Spain to Denmark...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Zimbabwes Mugabe says he will form new government
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says he will form a new government soon, with or without the opposition...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Drug 'may slow down Parkinson's'
Early use of medication may be able to slow down progression of Parkinson's disease, preliminary research suggests...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
EU's ageing trend to rise sharply
The EU predicts a big rise in pensioners, with only two working-age people for every person aged 65 or more by 2060...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Pakistan restores eight judges
Eight of the judges sacked in November by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf are reinstated...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Call for housing market 'rescue'
A mortgage rescue scheme and councils buying unused land feature in a Liberal Democrat plan to revive the housing market...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Brazil set for Indian land ruling
Brazil's Supreme Court is preparing to rule on the status of an indigenous reserve disputed by Indians and farmers...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Iran hangs second teenage killer
Human rights organisations condemn the execution of a second juvenile offender in Iran within a week...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Thai police try to end stand-off
Thai police surround the prime minister's office, to try to evict protesters who took over the building on Tuesday...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Driving ban given to Darren Day
Actor Darren Day is banned from driving after being caught over the legal drive limit following a performance in a stage musical...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Gun attack linked to dissidents
A gun attack on a police patrol in Craigavon on Tuesday night is being linked to dissident republicans...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Sudan hijackers free passengers
A Sudanese plane is hijacked after taking off from Nyala, in Darfur region, officials say...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Woman dies in Siberia hike fall
A female tourist from London falls 45ft to her death while hiking in Siberia, the Foreign Office confirms...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Study reveals teen self-harm rate
A study suggests that up to 14% of 15 and 16-year-olds across central Scotland have self-harmed...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
An NHS dilemma
The story behind the sight-saving drug controversy...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Olympics boost?
Will 2012 deliver opportunities for local jobs?...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Cold War fears
Crimea could be key test in Russia's relations with West...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Private Bradman
Bowler recalls Australian great...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Pietersen hails England 'energy'
England captain Kevin Pietersen praises the "energy and buzz" surrounding his team after they rout South Africa by 10 wickets...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Washington diary
Nail-biting anxiety afflicts Democrats at their big moment...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Leaving his Neighbours - Harold Bishop to quit Ramsay Street
Neighbours' longest-standing character Harold Bishop is leaving the Australian soap after 16 years...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Pavlyuchenko heads for Tottenham
Spartak Moscow tell BBC Sport that striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is poised to join Tottenham...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Fifth arrest over 'PM death threat'
Detectives investigating an alleged threat to kill the prime minister arrest a 29-year-old man in Derby...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
UK population 'will be top in EU'
The UK population is set to become the largest in the European Union, according to a report...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Computer viruses make it to orbit
Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Taylor Wimpey hit by massive loss
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey reports a £1.54bn loss for the past six months after having to reduce the value of assets...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Horses dead in missing family probe
Three horses are found dead at the home of a family of three who are still missing after a suspected arson attack...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Miliband seeks backing on Russia
The UK foreign secretary is in Ukraine to try to build the "widest possible coalition against Russian aggression"...
BBC News - August 27, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fed official Colo. men no true threat to Obama
A group of suspected drug users arrested in Denver this weekend with methamphetamine, guns and bulletproof vests made racist threats against Barack Obama but posed no true danger to the presidential candidate as he accepts the Democratic nomination here this week, federal authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
DA NM escaped inmates may have had inside help
Five inmates who broke out of a New Mexico jail _ including a killer and a man accused of murder _ remained on the loose Tuesday, and a prosecutor said investigators were focusing on the possibility that someone inside aided in the weekend escape...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
FAA says communication breakdown delaying flights
The Federal Aviation Administration says a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. is causing flight delays around the country...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Kara DioGuardi joins Idol judges for NYC tryouts
It was only her first day as an "American Idol" judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Defense gives closing arguments in wiretap case
A federal prosecutor claimed Tuesday that taped phone calls between Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and a high-powered lawyer showed they were conducting illegal wiretaps, even though the alleged wiretapped recordings have never been found...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Mortier hopes to run both NYC Opera and Bayreuth
Gerard Mortier says his application to run the Bayreuth Festival in Germany will not change his plans to run the New York City Opera starting with the 2009-10 season...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Gustav weakens to tropical storm over Haiti
Forecasters say Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm over Haiti...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Rockies beat Giants, pull within 6 of Diamondbacks
Chris Iannetta and Garrett Atkins drove in two runs apiece, Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Lackey, Angels beat Athletics 5-1
John Lackey came within two outs of his first shutout of the season, and Torii Hunter had three hits as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Nicollette Sheridan, Michael Bolton end engagement
Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have ended their engagement...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Jury awards Mattel $40 million in Bratz lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as Dems at convention cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer
Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Battles kill 15 rebels, 7 soldiers in Sri Lanka
A series of gunbattles between government forces and the Tamil Tigers killed 15 rebels and seven soldiers in war-torn northern Sri Lanka, the military said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Number of uninsured drops Poverty holds steady
The Census Bureau reports that the number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $100 million in Bratz suit
A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
FAA says communication breakdown delayed flights
An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. caused mass flight delays around the country. The Northeast was hardest hit...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Fire destroys 10 Boise homes, damages 9 more
A wildfire that started in a field of sagebrush and cheatgrass spread quickly up a ridge Monday night, destroying 10 homes and damaging another nine, the Boise fire chief said...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Rooney wins GOP primary to reclaim Foleys seat
A lawyer and former Army officer won a tight Republican primary in Florida and will now face the Democrat who took office when Rep. Mark Foley resigned in disgrace two years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Beamer sees big picture when it comes to Taylor
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 27, 2008
Pakistans post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits
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