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08/28/2008 04:33 AM
Obama Secures Historic Nomination
Senator Barack Obama, who became the first African-American to win a major party nomination, won a robust endorsement from the man whose wife he had defeated.
08/28/2008 04:40 AM
The Caucus: Live From Denver: Biden Speech
Joseph R. Biden Jr. has accepted the the vice presidential nomination.
08/28/2008 04:37 AM
U.S. Moves Toward International Accounting Rules
The S.E.C. moved to require all American companies to use international accounting standards by 2016.
08/28/2008 04:34 AM
Russia Adopts Blustery Tone Set by Envoy
In the wake of Russia’s operations in Georgia, the country’s representative to NATO, Dmitri O. Rogozin, often derided for his forceful style, is now taken more seriously.
08/28/2008 03:21 AM
Indicted Senator Wins G.O.P. Primary
Senator Ted Stevens’s victory came weeks after he was indicted for concealing gifts from an oil services company.
08/28/2008 04:41 AM
Shaking Off the Rust, Davenport Survives
At age 32 and without any plans to play after the Open, Lindsay Davenport extended her career by at least one more match on by defeating Alisa Kleybanova, 7-5, 6-3.
08/28/2008 04:23 AM
Protesters Face Police in Thailand
Thousands of protesters blockaded the prime minister’s office, and their leaders challenged police to arrest them.
08/28/2008 04:08 AM
Xcel to Disclose Global Warming Risks
The New York attorney general announced an agreement that would require Xcel Energy, a builder of coal-fired plants, to disclose to investors the financial risks of global warming.
08/28/2008 03:22 AM
State of the Art: New Nikon Holds a Secret
The Nikon D90 camera, arriving in stores next month, has the features and performance of a single-lens reflex, and can record high-definition video.
08/28/2008 01:41 AM
Sudan Plane Hijacker Frees Hostages
The hijacker of a Sudanese passenger plane forced to land in Libya has agreed to release all hostages on board, the airline Sun Air said.
08/28/2008 01:38 AM
City Room: Bike, Don’t Drive, City Tells Employees
Officials said they would expand secure bicycle parking for employees at five municipal buildings in Lower Manhattan in the fall.
08/28/2008 12:38 AM
The Lede: Tracking Tropical Storm Gustav
Though the storm called Gustav is still days away from any landfall on the Gulf Coast, residents and officials are already on a nervous lookout for any uncomfortable resemblances to Katrina.
08/28/2008 01:38 AM
Bits: Why a New Browser From Microsoft Matters
IE 8 is Microsoft’s answer to the renewed browser challenge. Firefox is now a credible competitor to IE, with its share of the browser market having climbed to 19 percent.
08/28/2008 04:22 AM
Man in the News: For a New Political Age, a Self-Made Man
Even before he entered public life, Barack Obama began honing his political, mental and emotional skills.
08/28/2008 01:38 AM
On the Convention: New Media Stream Into an Old Tradition
The convention is a showcase for how the new media is mixing with — and altering — old politics, helping the party reach audiences unfiltered by the usual outlets.
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08/28/2008 03:39 AM
Western nations warn Russia to `change course' (AP)
AP - Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could affect the U.S. meat and poultry industry from broadening into a new Cold War.
08/28/2008 04:19 AM
Gustav kills 23; New Orleans makes evacuation plan (AP)
AP - Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans as forecasters warned the storm could plow into the U.S. Gulf coast as a major hurricane.
08/28/2008 01:18 AM
Canada requires ship registration in Arctic (AP)
AP - Canada's prime minister moved to firm up control of disputed Arctic waters Wednesday by announcing stricter registration requirements for ships sailing in the Northwest Passage.
08/28/2008 12:02 AM
Liberian ex-warlord dodges questions at hearing (AP)
AP - A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public commission.
08/27/2008 11:48 PM
G7 countries condemn Russia's actions in Georgia (AP)
AP - The Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia on Wednesday for its actions in Georgia, underlining the country's growing estrangement from the West.
08/28/2008 03:20 AM
US Army continues Iraq murder conspiracy hearing (AP)
AP - A military panel took evidence Wednesday in a hearing aimed at determining whether two U.S. soldiers should face a court-martial in the deaths of four Iraqi men last year.
08/28/2008 01:33 AM
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,148 (AP)
AP - As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
08/28/2008 03:14 AM
Top Mexico court shows support for abortion law (AP)
AP - Mexico's Supreme Court was poised Wednesday to uphold legal abortion in the capital despite deep opposition elsewhere in the heavily Catholic country.
08/28/2008 01:27 AM
Sudanese plane hijackers surrender in Libya (Reuters)
Reuters - The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner
surrendered to authorities in Libya on Wednesday after
releasing all the passengers and crew, Libya's aviation
authority said.
08/28/2008 04:36 AM
Dating, demos faze young NKorean refugees (AFP)
AFP - Dating customs and street demonstrations are part of a major culture shock for young North Korean refugees struggling to adapt to a new life in South Korea, a recent survey shows.
08/27/2008 10:14 AM
13 former students allege abuse at Australian Catholic school (AFP)
AFP - Australian police said Wednesday they were investigating allegations that 13 former students were molested at a private Catholic boarding school for boys nearly 30 years ago.
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08/27/2008 06:00 AM
Russia Says 2 Regions in Georgia Are Independent
MOSCOW, Aug. 26 -- Russia recognized the independence of two breakaway provinces of Georgia over the strong objections of the United States and much of Europe on Tuesday, escalating tensions in the region as Russian troops dug in on Georgian soil and U.S. warships prepared to deliver humanitarian...
08/27/2008 06:00 AM
U.N. Finds Airstrike Killed 90 Afghans
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 26 -- United Nations officials in Afghanistan said Tuesday that there was "convincing evidence" at least 90 civilians -- two-thirds of them children -- were killed in a U.S.-led airstrike last week that caused the Afghan government to call for a review of U.S. and NATO m...
08/27/2008 09:11 PM
US, Russia anchor military ships in Georgian ports
BATUMI, Georgia -- A U.S. military ship loaded with aid docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, and Russia sent three missile boats to another Georgian port as the standoff escalated over a nation devastated by war with Russia.
08/27/2008 09:35 PM
Thai protest refuses order to leave gov't compound
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thai authorities stepped up pressure Wednesday on demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office, getting court orders demanding the crowd disperse and issuing arrest warrants for nine protest leaders on insurrection charges.
08/27/2008 05:04 PM
Zimbabwe opposition: Mugabe will fail alone
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's opposition accused President Robert Mugabe of abandoning talks aimed at forming a unity government, and said Wednesday he would fail if he tried to rule alone.
08/27/2008 08:08 PM
Combat Flares in 3rd Area of Pakistan Border Belt
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border.
08/27/2008 10:37 PM
Hijackers of Darfur plane surrender in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Two Sudanese men, armed with handguns and the threat of explosives, stormed the cockpit of the Boeing 737, taking control just minutes into the flight. Passengers said the hijackers remained calm but they still spent a night in fear.
08/27/2008 06:00 AM
N. Korea, Angry Over Terror List, Threatens to Rebuild Nuclear Program
TOKYO, Aug. 26 -- Angry that the United States has not removed it from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, North Korea said Tuesday that it has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon and will consider rebuilding it.
08/27/2008 06:00 AM
Pakistani Push in Tribal Areas Triggers a Flood of Refugees
NOWSHERA, Pakistan -- Lal Bahadur walked down from the mountains about two weeks ago. With his back to Afghanistan and his wife and five children alongside, he descended steep inclines through the northern edge of Pakistan's tribal areas as artillery fire boomed around them. It was nearly a full ...
08/27/2008 06:00 AM
U.N. Envoy Rebuked For Solo Diplomacy
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was once again scolded by senior State Department officials for diplomatic freelancing, but he appears likely to keep his job in the Bush administration's waning months, U.S. officials said yesterday.
08/27/2008 06:00 AM
Afghan Opium Production Falls, Despite Problem Provinces
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 26 -- Afghanistan this year experienced the sharpest decline in opium production since the United States toppled the country's Taliban rulers, according to a U.N. report.
08/27/2008 06:00 AM
Suicide Bombing in Volatile Iraqi Province Kills at Least 25
BAGHDAD, Aug. 26 -- A suicide bomber killed at least 25 people in restive Diyala province Tuesday in one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in weeks, officials said.
08/27/2008 06:00 AM
Rushdie Shoots Down Book's False Claims
LONDON, Aug. 26 -- Author Salman Rushdie received a public apology in court Tuesday for defamatory comments made about him in a new book by a former bodyguard.
08/27/2008 06:00 AM
Crises Reveal Limits of Bush's Personal Diplomacy on World Stage
He glimpsed inside Vladimir Putin's soul and found something to his liking. He has also showed off his Texas ranch to Saudi King Abdullah, talked economics with Chinese President Hu Jintao and visited Graceland with then-Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
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08/28/2008 03:47 AM
Louisiana eyes Gustav, activates Guard troops (AP)
AP - On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made preliminary plans to evacuate people, pets and hospitals in an attempt to avoid a Katrina-style chaos.
08/28/2008 02:47 AM
Factory had tension between union, immigrants (AP)
AP - Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions.
08/27/2008 11:14 PM
One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers (AP)
AP - When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system.
08/28/2008 12:37 AM
Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy (AP)
AP - A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death Wednesday for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old northern Idaho boy after federal jurors who watched video of some of the brutality deliberated just three hours.
08/28/2008 01:21 AM
SoCal jury gets case of ex-Marine in Iraq deaths (AP)
AP - A federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating whether a former Marine squad leader committed manslaughter in Iraq, marking the first time in which civilians will decide whether the actions of a military service member during combat were criminal.
08/27/2008 11:28 PM
Arrest reopens mystery of missing Calif. couple (AP)
AP - Linda Sohus was a towering blonde fantasy buff who liked to paint unicorns. Her husband, Jonathan, was a diminutive computer programmer working at a NASA lab who shared his wife's passion for science fiction.
08/28/2008 01:49 AM
4 inmates accused of helping with NM jailbreak (AP)
AP - Four jail inmates who authorities say helped eight others make a brazen escape were charged Wednesday, as officials kept up the search for the five prisoners who remain on the loose, including a convicted murderer.
08/27/2008 10:29 PM
Border Patrol struggles to keep newly hired agents (AP)
AP - Law enforcement officers wanted: must work graveyard shifts alone in remote towns along the Mexican border, put in long hours and perform well in triple-digit temperatures.
08/27/2008 09:10 PM
Husband gets guardianship in Schiavo-like case (AP)
AP - A judge on Wednesday granted temporary guardianship to the husband of a woman on a feeding tube in a case similar to the lengthy legal dispute over whether Terri Schiavo should be kept alive.
08/28/2008 01:23 AM
Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record (AP)
AP - More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years.
08/28/2008 12:53 AM
LA park to stand as tribute to Robert F. Kennedy (AP)
AP - With a band of traditional Korean drummers, a Latin dance group and a martial arts exhibition, city officials broke ground Wednesday on a small urban pocket park at the site where Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated 40 years ago.
08/28/2008 01:18 AM
Dems choose Obama in thunderous acclamation (AP)
AP - Barack Obama, claiming a prize never held by a black American, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates stood and cheered his improbable triumph.
08/27/2008 09:33 PM
Soros behind Mass. effort to decriminalize pot (AP)
AP - A measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros.
08/27/2008 07:09 PM
Cells change identity in promising breakthrough (AP)
AP - Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases.
08/27/2008 12:58 PM
Army opens prep school for dropouts to fill ranks (AP)
AP - Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. Haelee Holden got tired of trying to make it through school while flipping burgers until 1 a.m.
08/27/2008 05:35 PM
Arctic sea ice melts to second worst on record (AP)
AP - New satellite measurements show that crucial sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has plummeted to its second lowest level on record.
08/27/2008 10:17 AM
Memorial to Hurricane Katrina victims taking shape (AP)
AP - Six mausoleums for the unclaimed dead of Hurricane Katrina stand on what was vacant land just five weeks ago, as New Orleans in what could be a testament to its determination scrambles to complete a memorial by Friday's third anniversary of the storm.
08/27/2008 10:43 AM
Incomes fall in Michigan, number in poverty rises (AP)
AP - Government data painted a bleak economic picture for Michigan, where the auto industry's downward plunge has rippled across the state.
08/27/2008 09:53 AM
Mich. governor, Detroit mayor have strained past (AP)
AP - Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick come from the same powerful Democratic political machine, yet they have had a strained relationship for years.
08/27/2008 12:35 PM
Professor's body found in burned Idaho home (AP)
AP - The air was still thick with the smell of smoke when fire crews allowed Christopher Lee and his wife to return to their charred neighborhood and collect their belongings or what was left of them.
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08/28/2008 04:25 AM
Bill Clinton vows to back Obama
Bill Clinton supports Barack Obama as the US Democrats' presidential candidate, saying he is "the man for this job".
08/28/2008 02:06 AM
Brazil delays Indian land ruling
Brazil's Supreme Court puts off ruling on the status of an indigenous reserve disputed by Indians and farmers.
08/27/2008 02:59 PM
Headless bodies found in Mexico
Police in Mexico find three decapitated bodies on a rubbish dump in Tijuana, apparently victims of gang-related violence.
08/27/2008 08:27 PM
Deadly hurricane weakens in Haiti
Hurricane Gustav is downgraded to a tropical storm after reportedly killing at least 16 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
08/28/2008 03:50 AM
Ex-London mayor to advise Chavez
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is to work as a consultant for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
08/27/2008 11:08 AM
Cuba detains leading punk rocker
One of the Cuba's leading punk rock musicians, Gorki Aguila, is arrested by the authorities and faces charges of "dangerousness".
08/26/2008 11:38 PM
Bug causes US air traffic delays
Air traffic at dozens of US airports is delayed by a computer glitch, aviation officials say.
08/26/2008 11:52 PM
US to keep N Korea on terror list
The US accuses Pyongyang of violating a six-nation nuclear accord and says North Korea will remain on a terrorism blacklist.
08/26/2008 11:38 PM
Barbie firm awarded Bratz payout
Mattel wins a multi-million dollar payout in a copyright court case against the maker of the popular Bratz dolls, MGA Entertainment.
08/27/2008 12:00 PM
Computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station
Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.
08/21/2008 10:39 AM
How important is a running mate?
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, ponders the importance, or not, of a presidential running mate.
08/27/2008 06:48 AM
US Open: Federer storms to win
Roger Federer begins his quest for his fifth consecutive US Open title by beating Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez in just 82 minutes.
08/27/2008 05:24 PM
Is this really the most trusted man in America?
08/27/2008 12:31 PM
Why a Colombian rebel group decided to disarm
08/27/2008 10:33 AM
Nail-biting anxiety afflicts Democrats at their big moment
08/25/2008 11:37 PM
As Brazil finds new oil reserves, where will the profits go?
08/25/2008 10:00 AM
Why illegal immigration is a hot US election issue
08/24/2008 02:45 PM
Cuba's thriving club of motorcycle enthusiasts
08/26/2008 02:07 PM
Wind farms put pressure on bats
Wind turbines are a hazard to bats because changes in air pressure can cause fatal internal injuries, a study reveals.
08/26/2008 08:30 PM
US interest rates 'not too low'
A flagging housing market and rising unemployment meant US interest rates were held, Federal Reserve minutes show.
08/26/2008 05:49 PM
Listeria fear after Canada deaths
Canadian health officials are investigating 12 deaths thought to be linked to contaminated meat products.
08/26/2008 05:00 PM
Python kills Venezuelan zookeeper
A three-metre (10-foot) python kills a student zookeeper who let the snake out of its enclosure in Caracas, Venezuela.
08/26/2008 04:00 PM
US house prices 'see record fall'
US house prices were down a record 15.4% in the April and June quarter compared with a year ago, a report says.
08/26/2008 02:20 AM
Lula urges Brazil Olympic boost
Brazil's president urged the country to take sport more seriously, after winning just three Olympic golds.
08/26/2008 10:00 PM
Dollar increases against the euro
The dollar climbs back to a six-month high against the euro, as fears remain about a European recession.
08/27/2008 03:37 PM
Rise in US durable goods orders
New orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods rise by a surprise 1.4% in July, led by a big rise in aircraft sales.
08/28/2008 01:12 AM
Euro gains as dollar rally stalls
The dollar loses some ground against the euro, a day after hitting a six-month high against the single currency.
08/27/2008 09:37 AM
Antofagasta sees profits rise 15%
Mining giant Antofagasta reports a 15% rise in half-year profits as high copper prices offset higher production costs.
08/21/2008 01:32 PM
Mayans challenge Goldcorp over open mine in Guatemala
08/15/2008 12:01 PM
Former bishop Fernando Lugo faces a range of daunting tasks as he takes office in Paraguay, says the BBC's James Painter.
08/11/2008 08:10 PM
Mexico public's faith in police dives amid abduction epidemic
08/09/2008 11:14 AM
Can the LA paparazzi be tamed?
A look at proposed new laws which could curb the recent excesses of the Hollywood paparazzi.
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08/28/2008 04:43 AM