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Russia rejects UN Georgia draft
Russia rejects a draft UN Security Council resolution on Georgia, saying it contradicted last week's truce terms.
08/20/2008 12:04 AM
Sarkozy makes Kabul crisis visit
French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters.
08/20/2008 02:05 AM
Argentine disco blaze case begins
The trial begins of 15 people charged over a Buenos Aires nightclub fire four years ago, which killed 194 people.
08/20/2008 01:32 AM
Pirates 'seize ship' off Somalia
Pirates have hijacked a tanker with more than 20 crew on board in the Gulf of Aden, says a global maritime watchdog.
08/20/2008 12:36 AM
Thousands affected by Nepal flood
Nearly 30,000 people have been displaced from their homes after flooding in Nepal.
08/20/2008 01:31 AM
Karadzic wants UN judge replaced
Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asks the UN war crimes tribunal to replace a judge in his genocide case, alleging bias.
08/19/2008 06:20 PM
Kenya ex-graft chief heading home
Kenya's ex anti-corruption chief, John Githongo, is due back in his homeland after three years of self-imposed exile.
08/19/2008 09:22 PM
Violence mars Bolivian protests
Anti-government rallies in Bolivia turned violent as rival groups armed with sticks and shields fight each other in the streets.
08/19/2008 06:21 PM
Dave Matthews Band founder dies
Saxophonist LeRoi Moore, a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, dies, his publicist confirms.
08/20/2008 03:22 AM
Monkey business - US 'Bigfoot' turns out to be gorilla suit in ice
The claimed recent discovery of Bigfoot in the US state of Georgia has turned out to be a gorilla suit in a block of ice.
08/19/2008 09:38 PM
