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| Evacuation Preps Ahead of Hurricane Gustav |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 28 - With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline. |
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| Chertoff Heads to Gulf Ahead of Gustav |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 28 - One day shy of the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's onslaught, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has scheduled meetings with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. |
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| Russia Facing Increased Isolation After Georgia |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 28 - Russian forces turned over 12 Georgian soldiers on the border of one of the separatist provinces under its control Thursday after the short war that outraged the West and brought Moscow's military deep into Georgia. |
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| Raw Video: Massive Flooding in India |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 28 - The Kosi River in India has spilled its banks, stranding more than one million people. Soldiers and air force helicopters are providing relief to those who are trapped. So far, more than 800 people have died during India's monsoon season. |
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| Passengers of Hijacked Plane Back in Sudan |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 27 - Passengers from the plane hijacked from Sudan's Darfur region said on Wednesday they were told the plane had been seized because of the situation in Darfur. After 22 hours, they were freed and the gunmen surrendered. |
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| Deadly Storm Gustav Heads for Gulf Coast |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 27 - Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast. |
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| Gustav May Regain Hurricane Strength |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 27 - The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Gustav could regain hurricane strength later in the day or on Thursday once it moves away from Haiti. |
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| Investigation into Air France Skid |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 27 - Passengers on an Air France flight tell what happened when the flight they were on overshot the runway when it landed Tuesday night in Montreal. There were no injuries. |
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| Tomatina Festival in Spain |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 27 - Thousands of people descended on the Spanish town of Bunol on Wednesday to take part in the Tomatina festival. |
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| Explosion at Chemical Plant in China |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 27 - At least 16 people are dead after explosions ripped through a chemical plant in southwest China. Another 57 people were injured in the blasts. The explosions also forced the evacuations of thousands of nearby residents. |
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| Hurricane Nears Haiti, Oil Prices Up |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 26 - Hurricane Gustav grew rapidly as it closed in on impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, and sent global oil prices soaring on fears it could become 'extremely dangerous' in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| Thatcher Immortalized In Bronze |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 26 - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher unveiled a statue of herself at the House of Commons, joking with those assembled about her likeness cast in bronze. |
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| Rice: Settlements Are Not Helpful to Peace |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 26 - With hopes fading for brokering an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by year's end, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered few signs of progress Tuesday, saying talks are "serious" but settlements are counterproductive. |
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| Post-Olympic Hype May Boost Chinese Economy |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 25 - Chinese Authorities are scrambling to make sure the best use of the post-Olympic spotlight. They want to avoid the fate of other Olympic hosts that were left with empty, debt-burdened facilities. |
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| Israel Frees Palestinians Before Rice Visit |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 25 - Israel freed nearly 200 jailed Palestinians on Monday in a goodwill gesture just hours before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began her latest peace mission to the region. |
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| Spanair Makes Unscheduled Landing |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 25 - A Spainair plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing after a technical problem on Sunday. The landing comes less than a week after a Spainair flight crashed upon take-off killed 154 people. |
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| 68 Die When Flight Headed to Iran Crashes |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 25 - A passenger jet carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school sports team, crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday in Kyrgyzstan killing 68, government officials said. |
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| Pro-Palestinian Activists Sail Into Gaza |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| Two boats carrying dozens of international activists sailed into the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli blockade on Saturday. (Aug. 24) |
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| Olympics '08: Gold for Men's Volleyball |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| The United States men's volleyball team turned tragedy into triumph in Beijing by defeating defending champion Brazil 3-1 for the Olympic gold medal. (Aug. 24) |
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| Raw Video: Georgia Train Hit Mine, Officials Say |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| A Georgian official says a train carrying oil products has hit a mine and at least two tanker cars were burning. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Georgia's Interior Ministry blamed Russia for the blast. (Aug. 24) |
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| Olympics '08: Gold for 'Redeem Team' |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| Team USA redeemed itself for a dismal third-place showing four years ago by capturing the Olympics gold medal by beating stubborn Spain 118-107 in a much tougher-than-anticipated championship game. The Americans finished 8-and-0 in Beijing. (Aug. 24) |
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| Olympics '08: Lisa Leslie's Final Video Diary |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| Lisa Leslie basks in the glow of winning her fourth gold medal after the U.S. women's basketball team defeats Australia. (Aug. 24) |
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| Olympics '08: IOC on Legacy of Games |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| In his last Olympic news conference, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge talks about what legacy these games will leave in China. (Aug. 24) |
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| Olympics '08: Redeem Team Celebrates Victory |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| The United States men's basketball team is celebrating after winning gold in Beijing. (Aug. 24) |
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| Russia Aims to Keep Control of Georgian City |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| Thousands of Georgians demanded that Russian troops leave the outskirts of this strategic Black Sea port on Saturday and took to the streets in protest, while a top Russian general said his country's forces would keep patrolling the area. (Aug. 23) |
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| Olympics '08: Redemption on the Track |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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| In a pair of races that brought some redemption after a disappointing Olympics for the U.S. track and field team, Wariner, Richards and Allyson Felix led a sweep of the 1,600-meter relays Saturday,. (Aug. 23) |
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| Olympics '08: Men's Gold Medal Preview |
(Sat, 23 Aug 2008)
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| The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team held its final practice on Saturday before the gold medal game against Spain on Sunday. Members of the team say this game is the most important in their playing careers. (Aug. 23) |
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| Olympics '08: Lopez Family Reflects |
(Sat, 23 Aug 2008)
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| The Lopez family, which came to the Olympics with gold medal ambitions in Taekwondo, leaves with one silver medal and two bronzes. (Aug. 23) |
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| Olympics '08: London Prepares for Handover |
(Sat, 23 Aug 2008)
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| British leaders and Olympic organizers have arrived in Beijing and are preparing to take custody of the Olympic flame for the next four years. (Aug. 23)---------------------------------------- |
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| Olympics '08: Usain Bolt Defends Behavior |
(Sat, 23 Aug 2008)
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| Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is defending his behavior on the track and predicting it will be hard to beat his record time in the 200 meters. (Aug. 23) |
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| DNC Security Closely Monitored From Warehouse |
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 22 - An undisclosed government warehouse will serve as a command center where officials from 62 agencies will monitor and respond to threats or emergencies during the Democratic National Convention. |
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| Olympics '08: Men's Basketball Sizes Up Spain |
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 22 - Members of the U.S. men's olympic basketball team look toward their final game of the Beijing Olympics, taking on Spain for the gold medal. |
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| Plane Crash May Have Several Causes |
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 22 - The airliner that crashed in Madrid must have suffered more than one kind of failure, Spain's civil aviation chief said, as the investigation into the cause of the disaster that killed 153 people heated up Friday. |
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| Baby Whale Is Now Dead |
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 22 - Australian wildlife experts in Sydney euthanised an injured and abandoned baby humpback whale on Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own. |
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| Olympics '08: U.S. Relays Fumble Chances |
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 21 - The U.S. men and women both dropped the baton in the Olympic 400-meter relays Thursday and failed to advance out of the first round. |
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| U.S. Girls Caught in Georgia Heading Home |
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 21 - A pair of young American girls who were trapped in Georgia when the war broke out have been reunited with their father and should be heading home soon. |
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| U.S. -Iraq Close to Withdrawal Deal |
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 21 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. and Iraq have agreed to a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. The deal hasn't been finalized yet, but Rice says it's close. |
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| Spain Mourns Victims of Crash |
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 21 - Spain began three days of mourning Thursday for the 153 people who died when a jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff in the nation's worst air disaster in nearly 25 years. |
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| Baby Whale Will Be Euthanized |
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 21 - An Australian environmental official says an abandoned baby whale that has been attempting to suckle boats in the waters off north Sydney will be euthanized. |
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| Moscow Angered by U.S.-Poland Missle Deal |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defense base just 115 miles from Russia, a move followed swiftly by a new warning from Moscow of a possible military response. |
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| Fiery Plane Crash at Madrid Airport Kills 153 |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands at the height of the vacation season crashed, burned and broke into pieces Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid, killing 153 people on board, officials said. |
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| Olympics '08: Bolt Wins 200, Gets Sprint Double |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds Wednesday, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics. |
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| Olympics '08: After the U.S.-Aussie Game |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - Members of the U.S. men's basketball team dissect their performance after a convincing win against Australia in the quarterfinals. The team advances to the semifinals, taking on defending champion Argentina. |
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| Russia Plans South Ossetia Checkpoints |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - A top Russian general said Russia plans to construct a series of checkpoints manned by hundreds of soldiers in the so-called "security zone" around Georgia's de-facto border with the breakaway territory of South Ossetia. |
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| Raw Video: Plane Swerves Off Madrid Runway |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - Spanish media say an airliner has swerved off the runway at Madrid airport. It is unclear if there were casualties or if the plane was landing or taking off. Media reports conflict. |
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| Raw Video: Monkey on the Loose in Japan |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion on Wednesday: a wild monkey. |
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| Typhoon Slams Into Philippines |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - A strong typhoon slammed into the Philippines on Wednesday, canceling classes and raising storm alerts. The storm is also blamed for several landslides, which killed three young brothers and an elderly woman. |
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| Poland Gives Approval to Missile Defense Deal |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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| Aug. 20 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans Wednesday to sign a deal to build a U.S. missile defense base on Polish soil, an agreement that has already prompted an infuriated Russia to threaten its former Soviet satellite. |
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