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Deadly Gustav churns toward Cuba, Gulf of Mexico

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08.27.08 posted by pondy 83 views no comments
Tropical Storm Gustav gathered punch as it churned toward Cuba and the United States Wednesday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with hurricane force winds and rain that killed 16 people. The US National Hurricane Center warned that Gustav could regain hurricane force on Thursday as it passes between Jamaica and the southeastern coast of Cuba.
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08.09.08 posted by pondy 38 views 1 comment
Todd Bachman died during the attack in the center of the Chinese capital as the Games got into full swing. His wife Barbara is in hospital with life-threatening injuries. After the attack in the Drum Tower, the killer jumped to his death from the historic attraction. The American tourists had been with a guide who survived the attack.
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Musharraf cancels China trip amid doubts on future

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08.06.08 posted by jason 48 views 1 comment
It takes a big development for a world leader to cancel plans to attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, but with impeachment looming Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf did just that. On Wednesday abruptly canceled his trip to the Beijing Olympic Games as local media reported that the ruling coalition had agreed on steps to remove him.
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Russia's Medvedev signs ceasefire pact

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08.16.08 posted by jason 16 views no comments
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday signed a ceasefire agreement ending hostilities with Georgia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, the Kremlin said. "The president informed participants of the security council meeting that he had just now signed the six-point plan," said the Kremlin's spokesperson.
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Beijing Revokes Visa Of Activist Athlete

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08.06.08 posted by pondy 43 views no comments
Chinese government revoked the visa of former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek. Cheek is the co-founder of Team Darfur, a Washington D.C.-based group of athletes hoping to raise awareness about the crisis in the war-ravaged Darfur section of Sudan. Cheek has been outspoken about his concern that China might squelch political protest surrounding the games.
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Snipers Aiming to Assassinate up to 40 Leaders of Zimbabwe Opposition Party

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05.19.08 posted by pondy 838 views no comments
Zimbabwe's opposition has alleged the military is plotting to assassinate its presidential candidate using snipers. The opposition claims an elite team of 18 snipers was preparing an assassination of Morgan Tsvangirai as well as 36 to 40 of their party officials. This sort of leadership decapitation would allow President Robert Mugabe to remain in power.
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Survivors Rescued 8 Days After China Quake

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05.20.08 posted by jason 799 views 4 comments
Stories of survival days after a massive earthquake are rare. But amid all the terrible stories coming out from China, today there was news of a different sort - a rescue of 129 students and 10 teachers were rescued in an isolated small town in Wenchuan County. This report details this incredible story.
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Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser

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05.02.08 posted by pondy 1045 views 1 comment
Louis Vuitton has filed charges against a 26 year old student artist for selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design. All of the profits had been going to charity but Louis Vuitton is still demanding massive damages. The artist, Nadia Plesner, started a campaign to raise awareness of genocide in Darfur.
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Georgia and Russia Nearing All-Out War

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08.09.08 posted by pondy 29 views no comments
The conflict between Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia moved toward all-out war on Saturday as Russia prepared to land ground troops on Georgia's coast and broadened its bombing campaign both within Georgia and in the disputed territory of Abkhazia. Georgia's president, Mikheil Saakashvili, declared that Georgia was in a state of war.
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Cease-fire proposed as Russia bombs Georgia

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08.11.08 posted by pondy 24 views no comments
Georgia's president says he has signed an international-brokered proposal for a cease-fire with Russia in their conflict over the breakaway province of South Ossetia.President Mikheil Saakashvili said Monday that the proposal would be taken to Moscow by the French and Finnish foreign ministers.
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Sarkozy awards China 'gold medal' for Olympic preparations

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08.06.08 posted by pondy 37 views no comments
French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised China's preparations for the Olympic Games, while saying he will not meet with the Dalai lama while he is in France. "To prepare for the Olympic Games, China has given its best," Sarkozy told China's Xinhua news agency. "If organizing the Games was a sport, I am sure you would agree with me that China deserves a gold medal."
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