News and Current Events [Archive] - Page 8

Israel allows in Gaza fugitives (BBC)
Report: At least 5 dead in Indian temple stampede (USA Today)
Ahmadinejad: Iran 'serious' in nuclear talks (USA Today)
Iraqi troops capture suspected Shiite militiamen (USA Today)
Police say 68 killed in India temple stampede (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Ahmadinejad: Iran aims to reinforce nuclear rights (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Tour operator: Nine die scaling K-2 (USA Today)
Pope sends Olympics greetings to China, athletes (USA Today)
LAX to be test site for shoe-scanning machines (USA Today)
Report: At least 68 dead in Indian temple stampede (USA Today)
Death toll may rise in Indian temple stampede (USA Today)
Anglican leader urges ban on gay bishops (USA Today)
Officials: At least nine die scaling K-2 (USA Today)
India temple stampede 'kills 140' (BBC)
Tadic vows hunt for war criminals (BBC)
Anglican leader urges ban on gay bishops (USA Today)
Death toll rises to 145 in Indian temple stampede (USA Today)
Anthrax Indictment May Have Been Weeks Away (NPR)
As AIDS Summit Begins, Rate Of Progress Decried (NPR)
Greek man accused of beheading girlfriend (USA Today)
Author Alexander Solzhenitsyn dies at 89 (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Al-Qaida: Explosives expert wanted by US killed (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Author Alexander Solzhenitsyn dies at 89 (USA Today)
AIDS survey signals 'downturn in treatment' (USA Today)
Hurricane watch issued for Texas, La., as Edouard nears (USA Today)
Soldier's story illustrates risks of hearing loss in war (USA Today)
Pelosi firm: No vote on offshore drilling (USA Today)
Solzhenitsyn dies at 89 (BBC)
Chinese border attack 'kills 16' (BBC)
Las Vegas bets on environmentalism (USA Today)
McCain and Obama tweak views on Iraq (USA Today)
Solzhenitsyn broke taboos, shook Soviet empire (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Attackers kill 16 police at Chinese border post (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Scientist Says He's Found World's Smallest Snake (NPR)
Investigators: Anthrax Indictment Not Imminent (NPR)
2 U.S. soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Baghdad (USA Today)
Tropical Storm Edouard gaining speed over Gulf (USA Today)
Report: 'Rioters' kill 16 police in China attack (USA Today)
NY trooper, truck driver electrocuted (USA Today)
Three arrested in Turkey for fatal dorm collapse (USA Today)
Heavy rains hit North Korea (USA Today)
States pass laws to address volunteer firefighter shortage (USA Today)
Supporters rally for ANC leader (BBC)
Some 'kids' meals' pack whole day's serving of calories (USA Today)
Tropical Storm Edouard moves toward Texas (USA Today)
Terrorist attack in China
Helicopter rescues frostbitten climbers from K-2 peak; 11 dead (AP) (YAHOO World
Attackers kill 16 police at Chinese border post (USA Today)
Candidates Mum On Gay Marriage Debate (NPR)
Wisconsin Humane Society Buys Dog Breeder (NPR)
Tropical Storm Edouard heads for Texas, Louisiana (USA Today)
K2 avalanche survivor describes ordeal (USA Today)
Olympics will be safe, says China (BBC)
Clinton addresses Aids conference (BBC)
Report: Extinction threatens half world's primates (USA Today)
Man in Vegas ricin case admits guilt (USA Today)
Chinese strengthen security after officers die in terror attack (USA Today)
Beijing's welcome is mix of pride, spies, and suspicion (USA Today)
Teach For America gives no easy lessons (USA Today)
If you think time is on your side, you're probably happier (USA Today)
Attack kills 16 police days before the Olympics (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Jury begins deliberations at first Gitmo trial (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Beijing's welcome is mix of pride, spies and suspicion (USA Today)
Report: U.S. may have taped Gitmo interviews (USA Today)
Obama Wants Oil Reserve Tapped To Curb Gas Prices (NPR)
Jury Deliberates In Hamdan Case (NPR)
Anthrax suspect connected to Princeton sorority (USA Today)
President Bush arrives in S. Korea for start of Asia tour (USA Today)
Obama urges opening oil reserves (BBC)
Official: Gotti Jr. arrested for murder conspiracy (USA Today)
Officials: Sorority obsession seen in anthrax case (USA Today)
1,250 Marines ordered to stay longer in Afghanistan (USA Today)
Transit pact averts strike during GOP convention (USA Today)
Last survivor back from tragedy on Pakistan mountain (USA Today)
Edouard makes landfall on upper Texas coast (USA Today)
Police fire water cannon at Bush protesters (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Strong earthquake hits western China (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Obama links energy troubles to unpopular Cheney (USA Today)
Gotti Jr. indicted for murder conspiracy (USA Today)
Cheney's role at GOP convention a question (USA Today)
Police fire water cannon at Bush protesters (USA Today)
Some answers likely coming soon in anthrax case (USA Today)
Calls for end to Saudi child marriages (USA Today)
Smuggler crash leaves 3 dead in Mexico (USA Today)
Activists, U.N. want HIV travel restrictions erased (USA Today)
Obama Links McCain To Cheney Energy Policies (NPR)
McCain Touts Nuclear Energy (NPR)
France accused in Rwanda genocide (BBC)
US hearing for 'al-Qaeda' woman (BBC)
Fed agent dies after Fla. post office shooting (USA Today)
Haiti PM faces task of building new govt. (USA Today)
Edouard weakening after striking Texas coast (USA Today)
Olympic flame sets off on final relay (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Shadows flit beneath Tibet's surface normality (USA Today)
Convicted Mexican-born killer set to die (USA Today)
Gun-control groups fear top activist was NRA spy (USA Today)
Muslim census a difficult count (USA Today)
Prostate test advice for elderly won't stop debate (USA Today)
Priest gets 10 years for abusing 3 Arizona teens (USA Today)
Edouard weakens after striking Texas coast (USA Today)
McCain, Obama promote nuclear energy plans (USA Today)
Tibetan normality hides tension (USA Today)
Bush: N. Korea could leave the 'axis of evil' (USA Today)
McCain ad pushes his independence, reformer status (USA Today)
Olympic relay in Beijing climax (BBC)
Texas executes Mexican murderer (BBC)
Officials: Anthrax case solved, but will remain open (USA Today)
Bush: China must end detentions, ensure freedoms (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Helicopter rescues last survivor of K2 tragedy (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Bush: China must end detentions, ensure freedoms (USA Today)
Feds begin unsealing anthrax documents (USA Today)
Study finds French work on average 41 hours a week (USA Today)
Texas beach towns get back to normal after T.S. Edouard (USA Today)
Hamdan convicted in Gitmo trial (USA Today)
White House pleased by Bin Laden driver verdict (USA Today)
McCain gives Marshall players pep talk on teamwork (USA Today)
Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty (BBC)
Iran faces new sanctions threat (BBC)
Split verdict reached in Gitmo trial (USA Today)
Iraq encourages displaced people to return home (USA Today)
Minn. gov.: GOP needs new ideas, optimistic leaders (USA Today)
Documents: Suspect had purified anthrax (USA Today)
L.A. hospital CEO accused of multimillion fraud scheme (USA Today)
Bin Laden's driver found guilty in a split verdict (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Resurgent Taliban hand out harsh justice in Afghanistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Cheek: Darfur Work May Have Led To Revoked Visa (NPR)
Bin Laden's Driver Found Guilty Of Supporting Terror (NPR)
Drooping dollar makes Mexican vacations more expensive (USA Today)
Coup leaders: Free, open elections as soon as possible (USA Today)
Bush chides China over freedoms (BBC)
Anwar charged with sodomy (BBC)
Questions linger as Feds say anthrax suspect acted alone (USA Today)
Split Hamdan decision illustrates cases' difficulty (USA Today)
Schools move to eject cars from campuses (USA Today)
Split verdict in first Guantanamo war-crimes trial (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Mauritania leader ousted after political feuding (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Bush speech focuses on human rights and China (USA Today)
Demographic landscape shifts across United States (USA Today)
Feds: Scientist Acted Alone In Anthrax Attacks (NPR)
China responds to Bush speech on human rights (USA Today)
Bush lands in Beijing; China rejects human rights comments (USA Today)
Musharraf 'to face impeachment' (BBC)
Beijing pollution efforts hailed (BBC)
McCain meets Ohio officials on DHL closure (USA Today)
Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Pakistan's Musharraf faces impeachment (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Limbaugh 20 years later: still the conservative voice (USA Today)
Bin Laden driver pleads with Gitmo jury (USA Today)
Police seek identity of mysterious 'Rockefeller' (USA Today)
Islamic group releases video threat to Olympics (USA Today)
Trash soils Bush pledge to protect islands (USA Today)
Clinton convention role still not fixed (USA Today)
Bin Laden driver gets 5 1/2-year sentence (USA Today)
McCain campaign to review Fla. businessman's donations (USA Today)
When it rains, it pours: Climate change to increase rainfall (USA Today)
Bin Laden's Driver Gets Short Prison Stint (NPR)
Tough Times Pose Economic Challenges For Cubans (NPR)
Bin Laden driver given 66 months (BBC)
Chinese say People's Court offers little justice (USA Today)
Study: 2 popular fertility treatments don't work (USA Today)
Feds investigate if Rockefeller was German student (USA Today)
Anthrax investigation not over (USA Today)
U.K. sidelined from Olympic soccer (USA Today)
Guantanamo gives bin Laden driver just 5 1/2 years (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Beijing ready for Olympic opening (BBC)
Georgia surrounds rebel capital (BBC)
Anthrax Case Hinges On Circumstantial Evidence (NPR)
Prices for some drugs skyrocket (USA Today)
Man sets himself alight in anti-China protest (USA Today)
China strides onto Olympic stage (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Anti-China protests worldwide as Olympics begin (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Fannie Mae unveils loss of $2.3bn (BBC)
Russian forces battle Georgians (BBC)
Najaf Aims To Be The 'Capital' Of Iraq's South (NPR)
Ivins' Lawyer Rebuts DOJ Anthrax Allegations (NPR)
Georgia reports new air attack near capital (USA Today)
El Salvador reduces Iraq troop numbers (USA Today)
South Ossetia fighting risks wider war (AP) (YAHOO World News)
South Ossetia clashes intensify (BBC)
Protest attempt at Olympic event (BBC)
Actor Bernie Mac dies at 50 (USA Today)
Russia sends hundreds of tanks, troops into South Ossetia (USA Today)
Mbeki heads to Zimbabwe for talks (BBC)
Relative of US Olympic coach killed in Beijing (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Georgia: In 'state of war' (USA Today)
Georgia Battles Russia For Breakaway Region (NPR)
Phelps Prepares To Swim For Record (NPR)
Russian cease-fire refusal dims UN hopes for peace (USA Today)
Putin accuses Georgia of genocide (BBC)
Fatal blasts hit Chinese province (BBC)
Georgia: In 'state of war' over South Ossetia (AP) (YAHOO World News)
US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for bombing (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Olympic murder tragedy for Kiwi coach
Mbeki tries to seal Zimbabwe deal (BBC)
Iraqi official: Iraq, U.S. 'on the brink' of security deal (USA Today)
Georgia pulls troops from South Ossetia, official says (USA Today)
South ossetia (npr)
Olympics news (npr)
AP IMPACT: Kids working in African gold mines (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Georgia move fails to halt raids (BBC)
Analysis: Edwards scandal paints uncertain future (USA Today)
Bush: Russian actions in Ossetia 'disproportionate' (USA Today)
Juror Questions U.S. Pursuit Of Salim Hamdan (NPR)
Anthrax Attacks Gave Rise To Biodefense Industry (NPR)
Bush says violence in Georgia is unacceptable (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Mugabe says talks 'inconclusive' (BBC)
US warning to Russia over Georgia (BBC)
Ousted Thai PM issued arrest warrant after fleeing (USA Today)
Swarms of Russian jets bomb Georgian targets (USA Today)
Soul Legend Isaac Hayes, From 'Shaft' To 'Chef' (NPR)
China's Basketball Fans Drawn To NBA Stars (NPR)
Georgia conflict stokes energy supply concerns (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Russian troops in Georgia advance (BBC)
Zimbabwe coalition talks resume (BBC)
For strokes, closest hospital might not be best (USA Today)
Russia ignores outcry from world leaders; fight wages on (USA Today)
Safety In Beijing A Concern For Some, Not All (NPR)
Beijing's Other Games: Dancing In The Park (NPR)
Mexico launches anti-kidnap squad (BBC)
At UN: Confirmation of Russia's Georgia advance (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Russia opens new front, drives deeper into Georgia (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Bomb hits Pakistan military truck, 14 dead (USA Today)
Russia orders halt to military action in Georgia (USA Today)
Russia 'ends Georgia operation' (BBC)
Protesters shot dead in Kashmir (BBC)
U.S. Swimmers Shatter Records To Win Gold (NPR)
Russian President Calls Halt To Fighting In Georgia (NPR)
Georgia says Russia bombed after order to halt war (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Warrior with AK-47 becomes cleric with pseudonym (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Georgia and Russia agree on truce (BBC)
Mbeki denies Zimbabwe deal (BBC)
Critical McCain Olympic ads take wider stage than Obama's (USA Today)
Cuts in foreign adoptions causing anxiety in USA (USA Today)
Report: Spending On Contracts In Iraq Nears $100B (NPR)
What's New On Your Cell: Gold, Silver And Bronze (NPR)
Russia calls halt to 5-day invasion of Georgia (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Confusion reigns in Zimbabwe talks (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Lebanese city rocked by bus bomb (BBC)
Russian troops roll deep into Georgia, break truce (USA Today)
Romanian Parliament spares ex-PM from trial (USA Today)
Phelps Swims Into Olympic History (NPR)
Georgian President: 'There Is No Cease-Fire' (NPR)
Bomb in northern Lebanese city kills 18 (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Lebanon chief mends ties in Syria (BBC)
US forces to deliver Georgia aid (BBC)
Cargo flights to Georgia mark start of U.S. humanitarian aid (USA Today)
Companies Implement Part-Time Layoffs (NPR)
Kirkuk A Flashpoint For Ethnic Divisions In Iraq (NPR)