Nation Aug 12 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.
Nation Aug 11 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.
Nation Aug 11 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.
Nation Aug 11 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.
Science Aug 08 World's Most Powerful Particle Accelerator Set to Launch Stretching 17 miles around, a mammoth machine that straddles the Swiss-Franco border will soon start launching the biggest experiments ever attempted in high-energy physics.
Nation Aug 08 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…
Health Aug 08 AIDS Conference Highlights Successes in Treatment, Struggles in Prevention Researchers and activists focused on the search for an HIV vaccine and other prevention methods, as well as broadening access to HIV care across the globe, at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, which concluded Friday.
Nation Aug 08 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.
Politics Aug 07 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.
Politics Aug 07 China Tells Bush Not to Meddle in Its Affairs China responded to President Bush's criticism of Beijing's repression Thursday, saying no one should interfere in other countries' internal affairs.