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Georgian troops fight for separatist capital Fri, 8 Aug 2008 10:53:49 GMT Government troops launched a major offensive Friday to regain control over a breakaway province and the president accused Russia, which has close ties to the separatists, of bombing Georgian territory. |
Report: Texas bus crash kills 12 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:59:52 GMT A charter bus ran off a highway overpass north of Dallas early Friday and crashed onto its side on a roadway below, authorities said. A newspaper reported 12 were killed. |
Beijing Games nearing its ‘historic moment’ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:07:36 GMT China celebrates its ancient past and modern power when the Olympics open on Friday, looking to put criticism behind it as world leaders arrive in Beijing. |
Scoop: Tyra Banks has White House dreams Fri, 8 Aug 2008 02:03:14 GMT When Tyra Banks posed as Michelle Obama in Harper’s Bazaar, it wasn’t only because of her love of the Obamas, Banks has visions of becoming First Lady, says a source.
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Bill Clinton to speak at convention Thu, 7 Aug 2008 23:49:55 GMT In a move to put an end to the tensions between supporters of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the Obama campaign offered former President Clinton a speaking role at the Democratic Convention, NBC News reports.
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‘World’s Greatest Dad’ admits crimes Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:51:57 GMT
A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to sex abuse after being accused of wearing a “World’s Greatest Dad” shirt to meet for sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old-girl.
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Hollywood heavyweights Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunited on the red carpet in New York Wednesday night for the premiere of their new crime thriller “Righteous Kill” — their first film together since making 1995’s “Heat.”
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The Pakistani Army has been given orders to retaliate against any unilateral strike by the Afghanistan-based US troops inside the country.
Army Spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas confirmed the orders in a brief interview with Geo News on late Thursday night.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he will not accept military action or new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
“We should not take any unilateral steps. It is not acceptable to opt for a military scenario. It would be dangerous,”
As the world marks the seventh anniversary of 9/11, some European experts say security improvements in the US have been undercut by fairly basic mistakes. Among the remedies is more trust in America’s laws and allies.
Seven years after the attacks
David Miliband has allegedly come in for a rather undiplomatic tongue-lashing from his Russian counterpart.
The Foreign Secretary was apparently given a furious dressing down by Sergei Lavrov over the telephone.
Mr Miliband’s criticism of Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia is believed
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa - A South African judge ruled Friday that prosecutors were wrong to charge ANC President Jacob Zuma with corruption, effectively clearing way for the 66-year-old former freedom fighter to become the country’s next president.
Judge Chris Nicholson’s ruling
Thailand’s political turmoil deepened Friday when the ruling coalition failed to turn up to parliament to reelect leader Samak Sundaravej as prime minister.
Lawmakers from the six-party coalition did not attend an emergency session of parliament called to choose a prime minister, three days after a court stripped Samak of power for accepting payments for hosting
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