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| Georgia set to declare martial law | |
| Aug. 8 - A Georgian official said the president will soon declare martial law. Fred Katayama reports. | |
| Date: 09 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| Olympic Minute: Golden Phelps, and More | |
| Michael Phelps broke his own world record and won gold in the 400-meter Individual medley; The father-in-law of an Olympic coach stabbed to death; Victories for U.S. women in soccer and basketball; Chen Xiexia wins China's first medal. (August 10) | |
| Date: 09 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| Afghanistan's internally displaced - 09 Aug 08 | |
| Violence has surged in the Afghanistan this year, with Nato struggling against a resurgent Taliban. | |
| Date: 09 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| Baghdad, 5 years on (part 1 of 3): City of walls | |
| US claims that the military surge is bringing stability to Iraq. By traveling through the heart of Baghdad its easy to see by enclosing the Sunni and Shia populations behind 12ft walls, the surge has left the city more divided and desperate than ever. Video by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. | |
| Date: 08 August 2008 - Added by: ron.lussier@comcast.net | |
| Views: 808 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 | |
| Revealed: the Iraq the Pentagon wants to hide | |
| A U.S. photographer who was removed from Iraq for publishing photos of dead marines says America is deceiving the world about the reality of war there. | |
| Date: 08 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 753 - Votes: 7 - Rating: 4.72 | |
| Georgia begins war to retake South Ossetia | |
| Georgian forces have launched a massive military offensive to take control of its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Fighter planes and heavy artillery are bombarding the capital Tskhinvali and fighting is raging in the outskirts. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has begun an emergency debate on the situation after a request from Russia. | |
| Date: 08 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 786 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |
| Georgian tanks head for South Ossetia | |
| Georgia is reportedly moving tanks, artillery and troops to the border with its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. It follows days of shelling and skirmishes between the sides. Russia is leading diplomatic efforts to stop a full-scale conflict. | |
| Date: 08 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on South Ossetia | |
| At the meeting, Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said the Georgian leadership had lost the international community's trust as a result of its military operation. | |
| Date: 08 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| Beijing's eight eights on the eighth of the eighth - 080808 | |
| Beijing's big bash has been carefully planned, right down to the very minute the opening ceremony kicked off. | |
| Date: 08 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| We did it! | |
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| Date: 07 August 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 756 - Votes: 28 - Rating: 4.65 | |