 | 2008 AUGUST
August 27, 2008
Ukraine Condemns Russian Action in Georgia; U.S. Ships Avoid Russian-Held Port
World leaders on Wednesday continued to condemn Russia's decision to formally recognize two breakaway Georgian regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and to maintain troops in South Ossetia.
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| August 27, 2008
U.N. Says 90 Civilians Killed in Afghan Airstrike
The United Nations has found "convincing evidence" that 90 civilians were killed in a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan last week that prompted the Afghan government to demand more accountability from U.S. and NATO forces.
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| August 26, 2008
Russia Formally Recognizes Breakaway Georgian Areas
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday formally recognized the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, heightening tensions with the United States and Europe over the conflict in the separatist areas.
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| August 22, 2008
Dozens Dead in Southern Somalia Clashes
At least 70 people have been killed over the past few days in battles between Somalia's Islamist al-Shabaab rebels and a pro-government clan militia in the southern part of the country.
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| August 22, 2008
Iraq, U.S. Move Closer to Troop Pullout Date
Iraqi and U.S. officials came closer to a long-term security deal Thursday by agreeing to a withdrawal of American forces by the end of 2011, though other sticking points remained such as immunity for U.S. troops in Iraq.
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| August 22, 2008
Some Russian Troops Seen Pulling out of Georgia
Russian troops began leaving several cities in Georgia on Friday, the day that Russia's president had said a pullback would be complete, but elsewhere they were still manning checkpoints and controlling traffic.
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| August 21, 2008
Marine, Author Reflect on Honoring Fallen Comrades
Author Jim Sheeler and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Steve Beck talk about Sheeler's book, "Final Salute," which chronicles the Marines who notify families about the death of their loved ones during war and provide support as families cope with their loss.
     
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| August 21, 2008
Citizens of Abkhazia Strive to Shape Sovereign Nation
Special correspondent Kira Kay reports on the political tensions within Georgia's breakaway province Abkhazia. This report was produced in partnership with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and The Bureau for International Reporting, and is a co-production with HDNet.
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| August 21, 2008
Russia Sends Mixed Signals Over Military Presence in Georgia
Russia has said although it will withdraw the bulk of its troops from Georgia in coming days, it will maintain a military presence to protect South Ossetia. NPR correspondent Ivan Watson reports from Tbilisi.
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| August 21, 2008
Rice: U.S., Iraq Close on Timetable Agreement
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday that timetables should be set for a U.S. troop withdrawal, but conceded that nailing down a broader pact on future relations has been difficult.
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| August 20, 2008
Fighting in Georgia Ruins Villages, Alters Landscape
Villages in and around the breakaway regions of Georgia have suffered heavily from the recent fighting between Georgian and Russian troops. Independent Television News reports on the impact to the region.
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| August 20, 2008
U.S. Defense Deal With Poland Stirs Angry Russian Rhetoric
A newly inked deal paves the way for the building of a U.S. missile defense base in Poland -- a move that has infuriated regional power Russia. Experts examine the state of U.S.-Russia relations.
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| August 20, 2008
Filmmakers Answered Your Questions on 'The Judge and the General'
The documentary "The Judge and the General" follows the investigation into the brutal murders of thousands of Chileans during the 1970s and 1980s. Filmmakers Elizabeth Farnsworth, a former NewsHour correspondent, and her co-producer and director Patricio Lanfranco answered your questions.
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| August 20, 2008
U.S., Poland Sign Missile Defense Agreement
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland. The agreement infuriated Russia, which warned of possibly attacking the former Soviet satellite.
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| August 19, 2008
NATO Warns Moscow No 'Business as Usual' Amid Conflict
During a NATO meeting Tuesday, world leaders warned Russia that its recent actions against Georgia could endanger Moscow's diplomatic relations. Analysts examine how the West and Russia have clashed over the crisis.
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| August 19, 2008
Coordinated Insurgent Attack Near Kabul Kills 10 French Soldiers
A group of French paratroopers was ambushed by a group of 100 Taliban-linked insurgents outside Kabul late Monday, killing 10 soldiers and wounding 21 others as a wave of attacks against foreign forces continues to rock Afghanistan.
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| August 18, 2008
Suicide Attack in Afghanistan Kills at Least 10
The Taliban took responsibility for an attack Monday in which a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into the gate of the main U.S. military base in southeastern Afghanistan, killing 10 people and wounding 13.
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| August 18, 2008
Reports Contradict Russia's Claim of Withdrawal
Russia said Monday its military is withdrawing from Georgia, but left it unclear where its troops and tanks will operate under the cease-fire that ended more than a week of fighting in the former Soviet republic.
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| August 15, 2008
Satellite Imaging Program Records Darfur Destruction
Geographers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Office of Science and Human Rights are using satellite images to document destroyed villages in Darfur and other areas. Project director Lars Bromley describes the challenges of documenting human rights abuses using geospatial technologies.
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| August 15, 2008
Marcus and Lowry Weigh Reactions to Georgia Crisis
The Georgia-Russia conflict has put the foreign policy skills of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama to the test. Analysts Ruth Marcus and Rich Lowry weigh the candidate responses and other political news of the week.
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| August 15, 2008
Georgian Leader Defiant in Face of Russia Conflict
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signed a cease-fire deal with Russia Friday, while asserting that Georgia would "never, ever surrender" to Moscow. Experts discuss Saakashvili's role in the regional conflict.
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| August 15, 2008
U.S. Calls for Russia to Immediately Remove All Troops From Georgia
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a new call Friday for Russia to remove all troops from neighboring Georgia as part of an internationally-brokered agreement to end the weeklong military conflict over two breakaway provinces.
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| August 14, 2008
Debate Abounds on Russia's Ambitions in Georgia Conflict
Defense chief Robert Gates warned Russia Thursday to curb its military actions in Georgia while Moscow affirmed its support for the separatist enclaves there. Two analysts examine why Russia has engaged in the conflict.
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| August 14, 2008
Russia Voices Ongoing Support for Georgia's Separatist Enclaves
Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that Moscow would continue to offer support to Georgia's breakaway provinces.
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| August 13, 2008
Diplomats Analyze U.S. Response to Georgia Conflict
President Bush on Wednesday promised Georgia that the U.S. military would deliver aid to help it recover from its fighting with Russia. Former diplomats Lawrence Eagleburger and Madeleine Albright analyze the U.S. response.
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| August 13, 2008
Bus Bombing in Lebanon Kills as Many as 18
A bomb planted near a bus in Lebanon's second-largest city of Tripoli exploded early Wednesday, killing as many as 18 and wounding more than 40 in what is suspected to be an attack on the Lebanese army.
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| August 12, 2008
Russia, Georgia Agree to Terms of Cease-fire Deal
The presidents of Russia and Georgia agreed Tuesday to the terms of a cease-fire deal aimed at ending the fighting over Georgia's breakaway province, South Ossetia. Vitaly Churkin, Russia's envoy to the U.N., discusses the crisis, and regional experts offer insight.
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| August 12, 2008
Russia Orders Halt to Fighting in Georgia
Russia ordered a halt to military action in Georgia after five days of clashes over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, but reports continued to emerge of lingering fighting between Russian and Georgian troops.
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| August 11, 2008
U.S. Issues Strong Warning to Russia Over Georgian Conflict
President Bush warned Monday it appeared that Russian forces may be seeking to depose the elected Georgian government as Moscow sent forces deeper into unstable region. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Zalmay Khalilzad discusses the American position on the crisis.
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| August 11, 2008
Disaster Feared as 130,000 Flee Fighting in Southern Philippines
Continued fighting between Muslim rebels and troops in the southern Philippines has raised fears of a humanitarian disaster as nearly 130,000 refugees have fled their homes.
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| August 11, 2008
Georgia-Russia Crisis Deepens, Diplomats Rush to Urge Cease-fire
Russian troops continued to push into separatist regions of Georgia on Monday and Georgian forces reportedly renewed some shelling of South Ossetia as violence continued to rage between the neighboring countries over the breakaway provinces.
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| August 11, 2008
Coalition Air Strikes in Afghanistan Stoke Tensions Over Civilian Death Toll
A U.S.-led air strike in Afghanistan killed 25 Taliban fighters on Sunday but also took the lives of eight bystanders held hostage by the militants, media reports said Monday, highlighting tensions over the civilian toll in the Afghan war.
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| August 8, 2008
Soldiers Clash as Georgia, Russia Vie to Assert Power
Tensions between Georgia and Russia escalated Friday as Georgia sought control over the breakaway South Ossetia province and Russian tanks moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave. Two experts explain the conflict.
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| August 8, 2008
Clashes in South Ossetia Latest Round in Tumultuous History
The Georgian province of South Ossetia has been trying to exert its independence since it split from the former Soviet republic in the early 1990s. Tensions erupted into fighting Aug. 7, drawing Russian retaliation and raising a new specter of war.
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| August 8, 2008
Fighting Escalates in Georgian Breakaway Province
Georgian troops launched a major offensive Friday to exert control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, while Russian tanks and airplanes moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave.
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| August 7, 2008
Bin Laden's Driver Receives 5 1/2 Year Prison Sentence
A military tribunal jury sentenced Salim Hamdan, the former driver of Osama bin Laden, to five and a half years in prison Thursday. A Miami Herald reporter details the courtroom proceedings and what lies ahead for the Yemeni detainee.
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| August 7, 2008
Bin Laden's Ex-Driver Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years
A military jury on Thursday sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver, Samil Hamdan, to 5 1/2 years in prison, making him eligible for parole in six months. Hamdan was convicted Wednesday on charges of providing material support for terrorism.
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| August 7, 2008
Military Leaders in Mauritania Vow to Hold Elections After Toppling President
Leaders of a military coup that ousted Mauritania's first freely elected president in more than 20 years, Sidi Cheikh Ould Abdallahi, promised Thursday to hold "free and transparent" elections to replace him.
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| August 6, 2008
Iraq Sees Security Gains, but Political Progress Lags
The recent U.S. troop surge in Iraq helped reduce violence in the country, giving Iraqi lawmakers time to sort out long-held political and sectarian divisions. A journalist and a regional expert discuss lingering political stalemates in Iraq.
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| August 6, 2008
Military Trial Yields Split Verdict for Bin Laden's Driver
A military jury in Guantanamo Bay convicted Osama bin Laden's former driver on charges of providing support for terrorism Wednesday but cleared him of conspiracy charges. Experts weigh the verdict.
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| August 6, 2008
Jury Delivers Split Verdict in First Gitmo Trial
A military jury convicted a former driver and alleged bodyguard for terror leader Osama bin Laden on charges of providing material support for terrorism Wednesday, but acquitted him on more serious conspiracy charges.
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| August 6, 2008
Nations to Mull New Sanctions Against Iran for Nuclear Program
Six world powers agreed Wednesday to start considering a fourth U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to end its nuclear program.
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| August 4, 2008
Dozens Killed in Clashes in Northwest Pakistan
At least 94 Islamist militants, 14 soldiers and 28 civilians were killed in battles in the Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley over the past week, while the country's army is planning a major operation against the militants, the army said Monday.
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| August 4, 2008
Attack Kills 16 Border Police in Northwest China
Two men slammed a dump truck into a group of jogging policemen then threw explosives into nearby barracks early Monday in far northwest China, killing 16 and wounding at least 16 more, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
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| JULY
July 31, 2008
Violence Dips in Iraq, Fueling Talk of Troop Drawdowns
Defense chief Robert Gates said Thursday that security in Iraq has "improved dramatically" and that he sees "a real possibility" of future troop cuts. Sens. Jim Webb, D-Va., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., offer insight.
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| July 31, 2008
Karadzic Appears in Court, Refuses to Enter Plea
Thirteen years after war crimes charges were levied against him, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared for the first time Thursday at the U.N.'s tribunal, but he refused to immediately enter pleas on the 11 charges against him.
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| July 28, 2008
Dozens Die After Bombings Hit Baghdad, Kirkuk
Suicide bombers killed at least 57 people and wounded nearly 300 others Monday during attacks against a Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and a Kurdish protest rally in northern Iraq, police said.
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| July 22, 2008
Adm. Mullen: Iraq War Affects Deployment in Afghanistan
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, whose words have been parsed over the past weeks as the presidential campaign focuses on foreign policy, discusses the success of the surge and his opinion that troops would have to be withdrawn from Iraq before added to Afghanistan in a significant way.
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| July 22, 2008
Judge Orders Karadzic into U.N. Tribunal Custody
A judge has ordered ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to be handed over to the U.N. war crimes court to face charges of genocide and other atrocities against Muslims and Croats in his country, a Serbian prosecutor said Tuesday.
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| July 21, 2008
War Crimes Suspect Karadzic Arrested in Serbia
Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most-wanted men for his role in civilian massacres, was arrested Monday evening in a sweep by Serbian security forces, President Boris Tadic's office said.
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