PARIS/MOSCOW, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia and European powers took a step back from confrontation over Georgia on Friday, with Moscow urging the EU not to rush into punitive action and France saying now was not the time for sanctions. ... > full story
THE HAGUE, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is being asked for a second time on Friday to enter a plea at a U.N. tribunal for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 1992-95 Bosnian war. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States has pressed for the immediate release of eight Americans detained in Beijing for staging pro-free Tibet protests during the Beijing Olympics. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — At least eight American blogger-activists and several other foreigners have been detained in Beijing as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests in the home stretch of the Olympics, rights groups said on Wednesday. ... > full story
DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — More than 200,000 children were hit as punishment in U.S. schools last year and in the South more blacks than whites are struck, two human rights groups said in a report released on Wednesday. ... > full story
ISTANBUL, Aug. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, on his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court moved to indict him for war crimes, on Tuesday denied that his forces had committed genocide in Darfur. ... > full story
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Aug. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — An accused al Qaeda videographer abandoned his hearing in the U.S. war crimes court at Guantanamo on Friday, setting up what could be a fast trial with no defendant and no defense. ... > full story
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Aug. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.S. general described by colleagues as a bully was barred on Thursday from further involvement in the war crimes trial of a young Afghan prisoner at Guantanamo, the second time the legal advisor has been blocked from a case. ... > full story
HARARE, Aug. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday he was still committed to power-sharing negotiations after three days of talks with President Robert Mugabe broke off without a deal. ... > full story
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Sarajevo marks anniversary of Bosnian massacre Aug. 28, 2008 (Today's Zaman) — Sarajevo marks the 13th anniversary of a massacre, which prompted NATO's airstrikes and led to the end of Bosnia's 1992-95 war. . Hundreds are ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Cattle Rustling Fueling Wars Aug. 28, 2008 (AllAfrica.com) — For years, African militias have used proceeds from precious natural resources to fund conflicts - a practice dramatized in the 2006 Hollywood film ...
Book Review A Doctor in Galilee - Kanaaneh Aug. 19, 2008 (Scoop - New Zealand News) — A Doctor in Galilee - The Life and Struggle of a Palestinian in Israel. Hatim Kanaaneh. Pluto Press, London/Ann . "A Doctor in Galilee" is a ...
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