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August 29, 2008
August 28, 2008
August 27, 2008
August 26, 2008
- British police make arrest in plot to kill prime minister
- Bolivian truck plunge kills 21, injures 53
- Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions
- North Korea stops work to disable nuclear reactor
- Chemical plant explosion in China kills 11
August 25, 2008
- And now it's Tropical Storm Gustav
- Pakistan's ruling coalition collapses
- Iraq demands deadline for pullout of U.S. troops
- Cheney heading to Georgia war zone
- China opens registration to adopt quake orphans
- Ex-prime minister Sharif quits Pakistan coalition
August 22, 2008
- Bhutto widower proposed for Pakistan president
- Russia begins pullback in Georgia
- Al-Qaida branch says it carried out Algeria bombings
August 21, 2008
- Investigators try to determine what caused jet crash in Spain
- Children reunited with dad after being trapped in Georgia
- Suicide bombing at Pakistan arms factory kills 50
August 20, 2008
- Russians appear to dig in as pullback drags in Georgia
- 45 die as jet swerves off Madrid runway
- U.S. says Russia starts pullout from Georgia
- Plane crashes on takeoff at Madrid airport
- Outlook grim for abandoned baby whale
- Deal signed for U.S. missile base in Poland
August 19, 2008
August 18, 2008
- 26 dead in Philippine fighting
- Rice, European allies to discuss Russia
- Russia says troop withdrawal from Georgia has begun
- Musharraf resigns as Pakistan president
August 16, 2008
- Bush to Russia: 'There's no room for debate' on Georgia sovereignty
- Russia pulls back from town near Georgia's capital under cease-fire
August 15, 2008
August 14, 2008
- Story listed Chinese gymnast as 13
- Gates: No need for U.S. forces in Georgia
- Afghan blast kills 3 in U.S.-led coalition
- Explosions heard in Georgian city
August 13, 2008
- Georgia official: Russia may be leaving 2 towns
- Missiles believed to have killed 9 in Pakistan
- Castro turns 82 out of the spotlight
- Building collapses in India, 20 dead
- Ambush in Afghanistan kills 3 Western aid workers
- Truce ends at Russian tanks roll into Georgia
August 12, 2008
- Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face
- Another attack in western China
- Ex-athlete: Steroids changed him from woman to man
- Diary shows Japanese leader Tojo wanted to keep fighting
- More Russian military vehicles on the move
August 11, 2008
- D'oh! Homer Simpson shows up on euro coin
- Philippine fighting continues
- Ousted Thai prime minister, wife flee to London
- Indonesian rescuers recover body of American pilot
- Russia seizes Georgia base, opens second front
- Suicide car bomb in Kabul kills 3 Afghans, injures NATO soldiers
August 8, 2008
- Georgian president 'looking with hope' to America
- Georgia says it's under attack by Russia
- U.S. Navy stops pirate attack in Gulf of Aden
August 7, 2008
- Military jury gives bin Laden driver light sentence
- Video threatening Olympics is posted online
- New research finds 136 died at Berlin Wall
- Bush arrives in Beijing for Olympics amid tension
- Pakistan's Musharraf faces impeachment
August 6, 2008
- Soviet critic Solzhenitsyn buried in Moscow
- Mummy fetuses in Tut's tomb get DNA tests
- Bin Laden's former driver found guilty in terror trial
- Olympic flame arrives in Beijing
- Mauritania army stages coup
August 5, 2008
- Surprising find of endangered gorillas reported
- China ramps up security after attack
- Strong quake rattles western China
August 4, 2008
- Funerals begin for dead in India temple stampede
- Lightning hits 91 spectators at Norway racetrack
- U.S.: New sanctions planned against Iran
- 11 feared dead on K-2 mountain
- Chinese border patrol police killed in surprise attack
August 1, 2008
- British rescuers struggle to save beached whale
- Guantanamo Bay detainee assaults admiral with feces
- President touts gains in Iraq
- Chinese national sentenced for aiding spy
July 30, 2008
July 29, 2008
- U.S., Iraqi forces launch operation in Diyala
- Beijing skies clearing in lead-up to Olympics
- Iran blames U.S. for nuclear proliferation, AIDS
- Canadian woman gives birth to 18th child
July 28, 2008
- Missiles hit school near Pakistan-Afghan border
- Militants target American teacher in Indonesia
- Pakistan's prime minister to visit White House
July 25, 2008
- Chinese paper censored for running Tiananmen Square photo
- Catholic groups urge pope to lift birth control ban
- Two bombs explode in Gaza City
- New Zealand students offer reward for arrest of Condoleezza Rice
- Olympic ticket sales cause stampede in Beijing
- Bush expands sanctions against Zimbabwe
- State Department investigating Iraqi oil contracts
- Rice urges Pakistan to do more to stop militants
July 24, 2008
- Ambassador: al-Qaida operatives headed back to Afghanistan
- Vast oil and gas resources thought to be in Arctic Circle
- Rice defends nuclear deal with India
July 23, 2008
- X-ray eases concerns about condition of Picasso masterpiece
- Rice pushes North Korea to verify nuclear dismantling
July 22, 2008
- Collegiate inventors competition at Baylor in October to include solar-powered water heater
- Venezuelan leader seeks Russian alliance to protect country from U.S.
July 21, 2008
- Putin plans to attend Olympic opening ceremony
- Rice says meeting with North Korea no big deal
- Pentagon top offical: Troop withdrawal could have 'dangerous consequences'
- Rice: Iran not serious about nuke talks
July 18, 2008
- Bush agrees to time 'horizon' on Iraq troop cuts
- Double-amputee sprinter not on South African Olympic team
- Baby panda adopted, nursed by cat dies
- Report: Electrical risks high at U.S. bases in Iraq
- Grenade attack at India bus terminal injures 35
- Pope: All faiths should unite against violence
- European Union calls for $1.6 billion food crisis found
- French nuclear plant has uranium leak
- Mandela turns 90, says rich should help poor
July 17, 2008
July 16, 2008
- Child bride in Yemen tells of abuse
- U.S. gives control of province to Iraqis
- Afghan president kicks out rival
July 15, 2008
- Suicide bombers kill 35 Iraqi recruits
- Report: Belgium's government collapses
- Interest high in whether Aussies gave pope a cat
- Teen sobs during questioning in Gitmo video
July 14, 2008
- Afghanistan outpost reinforced after deadly attack
- Belgian brewer to buy Anheuser-Busch
- World's oldest blogger dies in Australia
- Miss USA falls again at Miss Universe Pageant (w/video)
- Sudanese president accused of genocide
July 11, 2008
- Report: Austrian woman kept in dungeon questioned
- British spymaster awakes from 10-day coma
- Crude oil hits new high in trading
- Bodies of 2 missing U.S. soldiers found in Iraq
July 10, 2008
July 9, 2008
- U.N.: 7 peacekeepers killed in ambush in Darfur
- Two more injured during running of the bulls
- Asian oil prices going up again
- Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf
- Russian president criticizes missile defense deal
- Attack outside U.S. consulate in Turkey kills 6
July 8, 2008
July 7, 2008
July 3, 2008
- Ammunition explodes at Bulgaria weapons depots
- Bertha forms off Cape Verde Islands
- 3 rescued U.S. hostages return to U.S.
July 2, 2008
- Palestinians storm Egyptian border
- Attack destroys Russian official's house
- Driver slams bulldozer into Jerusalem bus; 3 dead
July 1, 2008
- Oil-rich Iraq faces gas shortage, long lines
- French army chief resigns over shootings
- BBC to air long-lost Beatles interview
- Rough start as France takes over EU presidency
- "Go hang," Zimbabwe president's spokesman tells West
June 30, 2008
- Cyclist Landis loses final doping appeal
- Afghanistan fighting kills 28 militants
- Mugabe appears at African Union summit
- Australian police arrest man in ax killings
June 27, 2008
June 26, 2008
- Groups oppose abortion for 11-year-old in Romania
- Official: Recovery of bodies from Philippine ferry could take a month
- Vatican paper: Pope does not wear Prada