World Headlines
Heavy fighting in South Ossetia
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:33 p.m.
Georgian forces and South Ossetian separatists resume exchanging heavy fire just hours after agreeing a truce.
Chinese Couple Copes With Loss Of Family In Quake
NPR - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:29 p.m.
Tens of thousands of people were killed in May\'s earthquake in China\'s Sichuan Province. One family that was looking for its son in the aftermath of the quake is learning to cope with his loss.
Beijing Preps For Opening Of Olympics
NPR - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:26 p.m.
For the organizers of the Beijing Olympics, Friday\'s opening ceremony can\'t come soon enough. They\'re hoping that a spectacular show and a well-run games will quiet the talk about pollution and China\'s crackdown on dissidents.
Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:17 p.m.
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed....
Gitmo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:17 p.m.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A U.S. military jury gave Osama bin Laden\'s driver a surprisingly light sentence on Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors\' request for at least a 30-year sentence to deter would-be terrorists....
Many Ask If Olympic Sponsorship Is Worth Cost
NPR - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:12 p.m.
This is the costliest Olympics ever, with the top 12 sponsors spending around $866 million. But marketers say many Chinese still can\'t identify who the official sponsors are. And many are asking if the investment is worth it.
Peace move
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:52 p.m.
Iraqi Shia cleric wants his fighters to drop their guns
Hamdan Played Role In Other Prisoners' Cases
NPR - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:32 p.m.
Hamdan has acknowledged that he worked for Osama bin Laden. But his larger importance is based on his roles as a defendant and petitioner in the legal battles surrounding other prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
'Anthrax killer'
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:17 p.m.
How strong is the case against Dr Bruce Ivins?
American deaths in Afghanistan war reach 500
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:46 p.m.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The deadliest three months for American forces in Afghanistan have pushed the U.S. death toll to at least 500, forcing a war long overshadowed by Iraq back into the headlines....
'Order from God'
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:37 p.m.
The Nigerian man who has 86 wives and 170 children
High Food Prices A Two-Edged Sword For Farmers
NPR - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:35 p.m.
For some farmers in Honduras, high food prices mean greater profits. But others can\'t afford the higher costs for fertilizer and pesticides, so they\'re cutting back on production.
US mayor jailed for bail breach
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:30 p.m.
Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, is jailed for visiting Canada in a violation of the terms of his bail in a perjury case.
Chinese Islamic group issues new Olympic threat
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:06 p.m.
URUMQI, China (AP) -- A Chinese Islamic group that has threatened to attack the Beijing Olympics released a new video warning Muslims to avoid being on planes, trains and buses with Chinese at the games, a U.S. group that monitors militant organizations said Thursday....
Pakistani ruling coalition moves to oust Musharraf
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:04 p.m.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- After months of internal bickering, Pakistan\'s governing coalition announced Thursday it will seek to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, cranking up pressure on the U.S.-backed former general to resign....
Bin Laden driver given 66 months
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 1:57 p.m.
Osama Bin Laden\'s ex-driver is sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison at the first US military trial in Guantanamo Bay.
NZ police bring in TV's Cracker to solve burglary case
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 1:09 p.m.
A wanted poster featuring Robbie Coltrane is being used by New Zealand police to try to catch a teenage burglar.
Finding Beijing's Not-So-Hidden Art Treasure
NPR - Thursday, August 7, 2008 1 p.m.
A few years ago a handful of renegade artists staked their claim just outside Beijing, away from the eye of the authorities. Now 798, as the area is called, is a bustling arts zone supported by the Chinese government.
Under pressure
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 12:52 p.m.
Musharraf\'s options after impeachment decision
10-year-old bullfighter sparks debate in France
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 12:31 p.m.
PARIS (AP) -- He\'s a tiny torero, a bullfighter with a baby face. But 10-year-old Michelito has become the symbol of a debate much bigger than himself....
American protester paints Beijing hotel rooms
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 12:06 p.m.
BEIJING (AP) -- An American pastor checked into upscale hotels in the Olympics host city this week, filmed himself painting two of his rooms with slogans like "Beijing 2008 Our world Our nightmare" and then disappeared. Without paying....
Mauritania, Rwanda Lead Headlines from Africa
NPR - Thursday, August 7, 2008 noon
The northwest African nation of Mauritania remains under military rule after soldiers seized control of the capital this week. And the Rwandan government charges that highly-placed French officials were closely involved in the genocide that left hundreds of thousands of Rwandans dead in 1994. Emira Woods, of the Institute for Policy Studies, offers more on these stories.
Zuma threats worry SA government
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 11:17 a.m.
South Africa\'s government says it is concerned by threats from ANC leader Jacob Zuma\'s supporters.
Kenya, Tanzania mark decade since US embassy bombs
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 11:15 a.m.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Douglas Sidialo woke up in a Nairobi hospital 10 years ago, devastated to find he had been blinded by flying glass after al-Qaida bombed the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania....
New era begins well for England
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 11:12 a.m.
England close 145 behind on 49-1 having bowled out South Africa for 194 on Kevin Pietersen\'s first day as captain in the final Test.
US nuclear submarine leaked radiation over 2 years
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:47 a.m.
TOKYO (AP) -- An American nuclear-powered submarine leaked radiation for more than two years, releasing the bulk of the material in its home port of Guam and at Pearl Harbor, Japanese and U.S. officials said Thursday....
Beijing pollution efforts hailed
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:39 a.m.
IOC President Jacques Rogge praises Beijing\'s efforts to cut pollution, saying there is no risk to the health of Olympic athletes.
Syrian dissident economist freed
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:38 a.m.
Syrian dissident economist Aref Dalila is freed by the authorities after serving nearly seven years in jail.
Conditions in Myanmar starker than portrayed
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:31 a.m.
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A rare bird\'s-eye look at Myanmar\'s Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis - broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast....
After rebuke, Bush eager to embrace Olympics
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:18 a.m.
BEIJING (AP) -- President Bush\'s Olympic odyssey started with a game of political one-upmanship Thursday, as his blunt critique of the host country prompted China to warn the U.S. president to stop meddling in its business....
Sad summer: Economic woes hit European vacations
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:03 a.m.
PARIS (AP) -- It\'s the Paris version of the "staycation": Marc des Bouillons lounged in a beach chair with a book, surrounded by women in bikinis, ice cream stands, a DJ spinning summer tunes and kids running amok....
Rise in 2008 hurricanes predicted
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 10 a.m.
The Atlantic hurricane season is set to be more active this year than initially predicted, US meteorologists say.
Coup demonstrations in Mauritania
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 9:55 a.m.
Demonstrations take place in Mauritania for and against Wednesday\'s military coup.
Unlikely icon: Voluptuous statuette takes Vienna by storm
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 9:54 a.m.
Austrians mark 100 years since the discovery of a tiny but curvy figurine, dubbed the Venus of Willendorf, dating back 25,000 years.
Indian HIV parents kill children
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 9:47 a.m.
A Indian couple infected with HIV commit suicide after killing their three young children, police in Mumbai say.
French troops sent to troubled Afghan region
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 9:47 a.m.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Hundreds of French troops have deployed to train and mentor Afghan security forces in a key southern province wracked by the Taliban-led insurgency, NATO said Thursday....
Anthrax victim's widow speaks out
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 9:34 a.m.
A US widow demands to know why a "certifiable" scientist now suspected of anthrax attacks was not removed from his post.
Great Escape veteran Eric Dowling dies at 92
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 9:26 a.m.
LONDON (AP) -- Eric Dowling, nicknamed "Digger" for helping excavate tunnels used in the breakout from a World War II German prison camp that became known as the "Great Escape," has died. He was 92....
Kurdish rebels say they sabotaged Turkey pipeline
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 8:55 a.m.
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Kurdish separatist rebels claimed responsibility Thursday for sabotaging a critical Turkish pipeline, helping push global oil prices back above $120 per barrel....
Top Italian car designer killed
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 8:53 a.m.
Andrea Pininfarina, head of the Italian car designer of Ferraris and Fiats, is killed in a road accident in Turin.
China hopes for 'greatest' Games
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 8:34 a.m.
The Olympics open on Friday with more than 200 countries represented at a "spectacular" opening ceremony.
Maldives adopt new constitution
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:46 a.m.
The President of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, ratifies a new constitution bringing in key democratic changes.
Anwar charged with sodomy
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:31 a.m.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is formally charged with sodomy, an accusation he says is politically motivated.
Deadly clash in tribal Pakistan
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:21 a.m.
At least five Pakistani troops and about 25 pro-Taleban militants die in clashes along the Afghan border, say officials.
Split opinions
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:16 a.m.
Raid puts town at centre of the US immigration debate
Musharraf faces impeachment bid
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:09 a.m.
Pakistan\'s ruling coalition parties say they will begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf.
US budget deficit put at at $400bn
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:07 a.m.
The US budget deficit is expected to hit $400bn this year, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
Iraqi cleric links truce, US withdrawal timetable
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 7 a.m.
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will call on his fighters to maintain a cease-fire against American troops but may lift the order if a planned Iraq-U.S. security agreement lacks a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces, a spokesman said Thursday....
Italy arrest over German Mafia killing
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:58 a.m.
Police in Italy arrest a senior member of a family allegedly linked to Mafia killings in the German city of Duisburg last year.
Messi scores in Argentina victory
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:45 a.m.
Lionel Messi scores Argentina\'s Olympic opener in a 2-1 defeat of the Ivory Coast after his club Barcelona allow him to play.
Embassy bombs
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:29 a.m.
"Ten years on my anger has gone, but I cannot forget"
Burma comic charged over aid
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:29 a.m.
One of Burma\'s top comedians is charged with several offences, after he defied the military to give aid to cyclone victims.
Kosovan dervish
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:28 a.m.
The scion of sheikhs teaching English to Pristina
Nine feared dead in US air crash
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:22 a.m.
Nine people are missing feared dead after a helicopter carrying firefighters crashes at a fire in north California.
Concern as German production stalls
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:14 a.m.
Industrial output in Germany grew by just 0.2% in June, adding to fears the economy is on the brink of sliding into a recession.
Drawing The Line On Political Protest At The Games
NPR - Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:01 a.m.
China has done much to quell dissenting voices ahead of and during the Olympics, and many are not pleased. Some petitioners have been sent out of Beijing, and designated "protest zones" will be hard to use, some say.
'Three hurt' in Istanbul blasts
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 5:37 a.m.
Explosions outside a public building in Istanbul have injured three people, officials and local media say.
Top Italian car designer killed
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 5:04 a.m.
Andrea Pininfarina, head of a world-famous Italian car design group, dies in a road accident in Turin.
Israel troops face shooting trial
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:55 a.m.
Two Israeli soldiers will face trial over the shooting of a bound Palestinian prisoner in the foot, the Israeli military says.
Somalia 'threat' to Kenya peace
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:52 a.m.
Kenya\'s PM says Somalia poses a threat to peace on the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks.
Impeachment threat for Musharraf
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:36 a.m.
Ruling parties in Pakistan agree "in principle" to impeach President Musharraf, who has cancelled his trip to the Olympics.
Bush chides Beijing over rights
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:31 a.m.
The US president uses a keynote speech in Asia to criticise China\'s human-rights record, on the eve of the Beijing Olympics.
Canada escort in Somalia welcomed
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:06 a.m.
The UN welcomes Canada\'s offer to protect aid ships from Somali pirates, but calls for more help.
Laura Bush visits refugees on Thai-Myanmar border
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:53 a.m.
THA SONG YANG, Thailand (AP) -- First lady Laura Bush, meeting with refugees who fled a brutal campaign by Myanmar\'s military junta, urged China and other countries on Thursday to join the U.S. in imposing sanctions against the country....
Mauritanian junta promises polls
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:52 a.m.
The leaders of a military coup in Mauritania promise to hold elections soon after deposing the elected president.
Zimbabwe talks 'making progress'
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:51 a.m.
Zimbabwe\'s power-sharing talks are making significant progress, says South Africa, which has been mediating the talks.
Protesters detained by Beijing police
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:32 a.m.
BEIJING (AP) -- At least two women who have protested being evicted from their homes ahead of the Olympics were taken to a police station amid ramped up efforts by activists to use the games to spotlight their causes....
Mauritania junta promises free elections "soon"
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:27 a.m.
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- A day after overthrowing the government in a coup, Mauritania\'s new military junta announced Thursday it plans to hold free and transparent elections "as soon as possible."...
Israel considers military option for Iran nukes
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:27 a.m.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel is building up its strike capabilities amid growing anxiety over Iran\'s nuclear ambitions and appears confident that a military attack would cripple Tehran\'s atomic program, even if it can\'t destroy it....
Morales calls for Bolivian unity
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:17 a.m.
Bolivia\'s President Morales urges unity as tension rises ahead of a vote on whether he and governors should stay in office.
Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:44 a.m.
Osama Bin Laden\'s ex-driver is convicted of supporting terrorism but cleared of conspiracy in a landmark Guantanamo trial.
East Africa marks terror attacks
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:44 a.m.
Kenya and Tanzania hold ceremonies to mark 10 years since the simultaneous US embassy attacks.
Laura Bush calls for Burma reform
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:36 a.m.
The US first lady calls for Burma\'s military junta to hold dialogue with the opposition, as she visits a border refugee camp.
Decade-old scars
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:32 a.m.
Kenya still dealing with aftermath of US embassy attack
'Can anyone hear that picture?'
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:30 a.m.
US scientists have discovered people who can "hear" what they see.
Bomb kills two on Russian beach
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:30 a.m.
A bomb explosion kills two people on a beach in Russia\'s Black Sea resort of Sochi, police say.
Ruling parties in Musharraf talks
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:24 a.m.
Pakistan\'s ruling alliance is expected to decide whether to begin moves to try to impeach President Pervez Musharraf.
Live text - England v South Africa
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2:23 a.m.
England close day one of the final Test at The Oval on 49-1 after dismissing South Africa for 194.
Net address bug worse than feared
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 2 a.m.
A weakness in the plumbing of the internet could be much more destructive than first thought, says the man who found it.
UN nuclear agency back in Iran
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 1:57 a.m.
The deputy head of the UN nuclear agency arrives in Tehran for talks on Iran\'s disputed nuclear programme.
I will stay at Man Utd - Ronaldo
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 1:49 a.m.
Cristiano Ronaldo confirms he will remain at Manchester United and takes responsibility for fuelling speculation about a potential transfer to Real Madrid.
TRIP NOTEBOOK: Bush's tales of elephants and Elvis
AP - Thursday, August 7, 2008 1:20 a.m.
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- When illustrating America\'s close ties to Asia, never forget the elephants....
Newcastle close in on Coloccini
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 12:54 a.m.
Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna claim they have accepted a bid from Newcastle for defender Fabricio Coloccini.
Manila warns 'occupying' rebels
BBC - Thursday, August 7, 2008 12:19 a.m.
The Philippine government gives Muslim rebels it says are occupying villages in the south 24 hours to vacate, or face action.
Strike paralyses Bengal enclave
BBC - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 10:17 p.m.
Protests over the murder of a Marxist leader paralyse life in the enclave of Nandigram in India\'s West Bengal state.
Venezuelans protest Chavez's new socialist push
AP - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:33 p.m.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Riot police used tear gas Wednesday as they blocked hundreds of Venezuelans protesting what they call new moves by President Hugo Chavez to concentrate his power. The demonstrators said a blacklist barring key opposition candidates from elections and a series of socialist decrees are destroying what\'s left of their democracy....
Venezuelans protest against ban
BBC - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:27 p.m.
Demonstrators march in Caracas against moves to bar nearly 300 Venezuelan politicians from standing for election.
Olympic torch takes historic run on Great Wall
AP - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 8:43 p.m.
BEIJING (AP) -- The Olympic flame made one of its final relays Thursday on the eve of the Olympic Games opening ceremony as torchbearers carried it along the ancient Great Wall of China....
Israel to release over 150 Palestinian prisoners
AP - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 8:18 p.m.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel\'s prime minister pledged to free more than 150 Palestinian prisoners in a meeting Wednesday with President Mahmoud Abbas, a gesture meant to energize their sluggish peace talks....
DNA tests to study mummy fetuses in King Tut tomb
AP - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 8:14 p.m.
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh\'s offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday....
Terror rejected
BBC - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 7:38 p.m.
Islamist leaders mount backlash to al-Qaeda
Olympic relay reaches Great Wall
BBC - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 7:08 p.m.
China parades the Olympic torch along its famous Great Wall through the morning mist, on the eve of the Beijing Games.
Mauritanian army coup condemned
BBC - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 6:57 p.m.
There is widespread international condemnation of the military takeover announced in Mauritania.
South African Woman Speaks Of Living With AIDS
NPR - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 6:45 p.m.
Thembi Ngubane, a South African woman with AIDS, spoke earlier this week at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Two years ago, she provided All Things Considered listeners with a gripping narrative of her life with the disease.
Cheek: Darfur Work May Have Led To Revoked Visa
NPR - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 5:18 p.m.
China has revoked the visa of former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek. Though he was given no explanation, Cheek says he suspects his Darfur-related activism may have prompted the move. He runs Team Darfur, which highlights the violence in the region.
US embassy attacks commemorated
BBC - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 4:33 p.m.
Kenya and Tanzania prepare to mark the 10th anniversary of deadly bomb attacks on their US embassies.
Doctor Who Treated K2 Survivors Recounts Ordeal
NPR - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 4:14 p.m.
Eleven climbers are confirmed dead on K2. American Dr. Eric Meyer, who treated several of the climbers who managed to escape, says there were too many people in too small an area moving slowly in extremely hazardous conditions.
K2 Survivor Recounts Ordeal
NPR - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 4:14 p.m.
Eleven climbers are confirmed dead on K2. Among the survivors is American Dr. Eric Meyer, who treated several of the climbers who managed to escape. He says there were too many people in too small an area moving slowly in extremely hazardous conditions.
Hope for end to rejection drugs
BBC - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 4:13 p.m.
Scientists develop procedure which may help transplant patients avoid the need to take anti-rejection drugs.
