Somali pirates die in Ukraine ship shootout
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rival Somali pirates arguing over what to do with a hijacked Ukrainian ship and its cargo of 33 tanks engaged in a shootout on board, killing three of their number, a maritime group said on Tuesday.
Nations:Somalia Kenya Sudan Sierra Leone Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-30
Amid milk scare, China's elite get special food
BEIJING - While China grapples with its latest tainted food crisis, the political elite are served the choicest, safest delicacies. They get hormone-free beef from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, organic tea from the foothills of Tibet and rice watered by melted mountain snow.
Nations:China North Korea Colombia Kenya People:Kim Jong Il Activities:2008 China Milk Powder Crisis China Wealth Gap Source:(AP)
2008-09-24
Democrats choose Obama in historic acclamation
DENVER - Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration.
Nations:U.S. Kenya People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Jesse Jackson Joseph Biden John McCain John Kerry Activities:US Election 2008
2008-08-27
All eyes on Michelle Obama as Dems open convention
DENVER - The Democratic National Convention opens Monday, a choreographed show of unity more important this year after the rough-and-tumble primary contest that put Barack Obama days away from making history as the first black presidential nominee of a major political party.
Nations:U.S. Kenya People:Barack Obama Jim Leach Edward Kennedy John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-08-25
Curtain down on 'truly exceptional' Beijing Games
BEIJING (AFP) - The Beijing Olympics, played out against a background of political intrigue and featuring 16 days of compelling and controversial action, drew to a spectacular close on Sunday.
Nations:Kenya Spain Brazil Russia People:Led Zeppelin Michael Phelps David Beckham Kobe Bryant Zou Shiming Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-24
Proud China brings curtain down on epic Games
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China.
Nations:U.K. U.S. Tajikistan Afghanistan Jamaica South Korea People:Led Zeppelin Michael Phelps David Beckham Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-24
Kenya's Wanjiru wins men's Olympic marathon
BEIJING - Samuel Wanjiru already had made a name for himself in the heady world of Kenyan distance running. Now he stands alone.
Nations:Kenya Portugal Ethiopia France Italy Russia Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Host China wins gold medal race; US first overall
BEIJING - China proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. The United States, Britain and an array of small nations also had reasons to celebrate.
Nations:Russia Germany Afghanistan Jamaica Tunisia Pakistan People:Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
At last: Richards, Felix, Wariner get their golds
BEIJING - Sanya Richards clutched this medal, stared at it, smiled at it. A few feet away, Allyson Felix did the same. These weren't their first prizes of the 2008 Olympics. But these were the medals the Americans wanted. Gold. Elusive gold.
Nations:Russia Jamaica Kenya Ethiopia People:Sanya Richards Reese Hoffa Tyson Gay Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-23
Obama campaign issues rebuttal to book's claims
HONOLULU - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hit back Thursday with a 40-page rebuttal to the best-selling book "The Obama Nation," arguing the author is a fringe bigot peddling rehashed lies.
Nations:Kenya U.S. People:Barack Obama John Kerry Dick Cheney Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-08-14
China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly
BEIJING - China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.
Nations:Afghanistan Nepal Turkey Argentina Kenya Germany People:Dirk Nowitzki Roger Federer LeBron James Vladimir Putin Yao Ming Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-08
McCain accuses Obama of playing politics with race
WASHINGTON - John McCain accused Barack Obama of playing politics with race on Thursday, raising the explosive issue after the first black candidate with a serious chance of winning the White House claimed Republicans will try to scare voters by saying he "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."
Nations:U.S. Kenya People:Barack Obama John McCain Paris Hilton Karl Rove John Kerry Britney Spears Activities:US Election 2008
2008-07-31
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