Phelps wins 8th gold medal; breaks tie with Spitz
BEIJING - Michael Phelps locked arms with his three teammates, as though they were in a football huddle calling a play, then hugged each one of them. It took a team to make him the grandest of Olympic champions. And one last big push from Phelps himself.
Nations:Germany Japan Tunisia U.S. Canada People:Brendan Hansen Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Natalie Coughlin Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-17
Bush tells Russia to get out of Georgia
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush warned Russia on Saturday against trying to pry loose two separatist regions in Georgia and said Moscow must end military operations in the West-leaning democracy that once was part of the Soviet empire.
Nations:Russia Poland Latvia People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Robert Gates Stephen Harper Joseph Biden Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Russia-U.S.
2008-08-17
US, allies weigh punishment for Russia
WASHINGTON - Scrambling to find ways to punish Russia for its invasion of pro-Western Georgia, the United States and its allies are considering expelling Moscow from an exclusive club of wealthy nations and have scrapped plans for an upcoming joint NATO-Russia military exercise, Bush administration officials said Tuesday.
Nations:Russia France Italy Germany Japan Canada People:Nicolas Sarkozy Silvio Berlusconi Gordon Brown Angela Merkel Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Russia-U.S.
2008-08-12
Bush warns Russia to pull back in Georgia
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday demanded that Russia end a "dramatic and brutal escalation" of violence in Georgia, agree to an immediate cease-fire and accept international mediation to end the crisis in the former Soviet republic.
Nations:France Russia Afghanistan Italy Germany Japan People:Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Russia-U.S.
2008-08-11
Propane explosions in Toronto force evacuation
TORONTO - Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described the sky lighting up in the glow of an enormous fireball before turning black with billowing smoke. One firefighter died, authorities said.
Nations:Canada Source:(AP)
2008-08-10
World leaders quash qualms, go to Olympic opening
PARIS - To go or not to go -- world leaders invited to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics faced a choice riddled with risks.
Nations:Australia Brazil France U.K. North Korea Zimbabwe People:Dalai Lama Kevin Rudd Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Wu Poh-hsiung Angela Merkel Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-06
US auto sales slump to 16-year low in July
DETROIT - U.S. auto sales slumped to a 16-year low in July as automakers failed to keep up with consumers' growing demand for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. While production changes may help that problem, trouble in the credit and auto leasing markets will continue to take a toll on sales.
Nations:Canada Activities:2008 U.S. Automakers Downturn Source:(AP)
2008-08-01
Canadian bus attack suspect charged with murder
TORONTO - A man who witnesses said stabbed and beheaded his seat mate on a Greyhound bus in Canada made his first court appearance Friday, while police offered no motive for the savage attack against a 22-year-old carnival worker.
Nations:Canada Source:(AP)
2008-08-01
Eclipse darkens NW China, a week before Olympics
JIAYUGUAN, China (Reuters) - Darkness fell over the last outpost of the Great Wall of China on Friday, where a rare total solar eclipse ended its journey across the earth, delighting skywatchers one week before the Olympics open in Beijing.
Nations:China Russia Canada Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-01
"Dark Knight" breaks preview record
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," grossed a record $18.5 million from midnight preview screenings ahead of its official opening on Friday, according to box office tracking service Media By Numbers.
Nations:Canada People:Heath Ledger Christian Bale Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-18
Video of interrogation of Gitmo prisoner released
TORONTO - Lawyers for a Canadian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay released excerpts of videotaped interrogations Tuesday, providing a first-ever glimpse into the secretive world of questioning enemy combatants at the isolated U.S. prison in Cuba.
Nations:Afghanistan Canada People:Stephen Harper Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-07-15
Canadian model's murder raises questions in China
SHANGHAI, China - In the two short weeks the 22-year-old Canadian model was in China, she found only disappointment, and then a violent death during a robbery.
Nations:Canada Italy France China Activities:2008 Model Murder Case Source:(AP)
2008-07-11
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