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First Ever African-American to Run for US President Accepts Nomination

Barack Obama officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, with a moving 50-minute address that was met with thunderous applause by an audience of 84,000 supporters and millions more at home. The Senator's big night was somet

World | August 29, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3982

French President Tries Again to Mend Conflict in Caucasus

The French President Nikolas Sarkozy, in his authority of an official representative of the European Union (EU), has had Wednesday a phone conversation with his Russian colleague Dmitry Medvedev and with the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, as anno

World | August 28, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1758

US Democrats Nominate First African-American as Presidential Candidate

Wednesday night would be remembered in US history as the night when the Democratic National Convention made Senator Barack Obama the first African-American ever nominated by a major party as the party's presidential candidate. The nomination was official

World | August 28, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2867

Passengers of Hijacked Sudanese Airplane Released by Rebels

Hours after landing at an airfield in southern Libya, all passengers, but not the crew, of the hijacked Sudanese airplane have been allowed by the hijackers to leave the plane, according to a Libyan official.

World | August 27, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3036

Personal Information From 1 Million Bank Accounts Sold on eBay

The personal bank account information of over 1 million bank clients, including account numbers and signatures has been discovered on the hard drive of a computer sold on eBay. According to the British "Daily Mail," a former employee of Graphic Data, a c

World | August 27, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2254

Karadzic Demands Annulment of His Trail

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has demanded the annulment of his court trail before the Hague Tribunal due to procedural violations and lack of respect for his rights. This is not the first time when Karadzic is arguing against the legal sou

World | August 27, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1645

Darfur Rebels Hijack Sudanese Airplane

The 10 or more people who hijacked Tuesday a Sudanese passenger plane with more than 100 people on board have claimed to belong to a Darfur rebel group, Libyan officials said Wednesday. According to the accounts of the plane's pilot, the hijackers have s

World | August 27, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3128

Rice: Russia's Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Is Regrettable

The US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice stated Tuesday Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia was "regrettable".

World | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2301

Rogozin: Russia Is Not Trying to Annex Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Russia's Permanent Representative at NATO Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday afternoon at a press conference that the country was not trying to annex Georgia's separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, ITAR-TASS reported. According to Rogozin, the decis

World | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2286

Russia Recognizes Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev announced in the early afternoon on Tuesday that he had signed the decrees with which the Russian Federation formally recognized the independence of Georgia's separatist regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

World | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1841

Emergency Landing Sends 26 to Hospital in France

26 people have been admitted to the hospital with light injuries after am emergency landing of a Boeing-737 plane in Limoges (Southwest France). The plane of the Irish budget airline Ryanair has been on flight from Bristol (UK) to Barcelona (Spain), but

World | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2044

US Democratic Convention Opens in Denver

The US Democratic Convention, which will officially nominate Barack Obama as the Democratic Party presidential candidate opened in Denver Monday night.

World | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1951

Russia Moves to Recognize Independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

The upper chamber of Russia's Parliament, the Federation Council, voted unanimously Monday with 130 votes in favor to adopt a declaration calling on the President Dmitry Medvedev to recognize the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions Abkhazia and

World | August 25, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2218

Three World Trade Center Towers Collapsed on September 11

A fire that broke after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 had caused the collapse of a third skyscraper, located about 150 meters north of the Twin Towers (WTC 1 and 2). The details about the fall of the 47-story World

World | August 23, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 5648

Georgia Extends Martial Law Period

Georgia's Parliament gave their support to the proposal of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to continue the martial law in the country until September 8, 2008. The proposal has been approved at an emergency meeting of the Parliament, as reported by

World | August 23, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3373

Obama Names His Running Mate

US Democratic presidential hopeful, Senator Barack Obama has chosen his vice presidential running mate early Saturday - Delaware Senator Joe Biden. The decision is seen by experts as a good move, which will balance the democratic ticket with an experienc

World | August 23, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2354

US Ambassador to Moscow: Russia Was Justified in Responding to Georgia Attacks

The former US Ambassador to Bulgaria John Beyrle, who is already in charge of the American Embassy in Moscow, said Russia was justified in responding to the Georgian attacks on the Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia.

World | August 22, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 6044

Obama Loses His Lead Over McCain - Report

With the US Presidential election getting close and closer, Republican Senator John McCain has cut Democrat Senator Barack Obama's national lead in half, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

World | August 21, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3316

Russia Freezes Its Collaboration with NATO - Report

Norway has been notified that Russia had decided to freeze temporary any military collaboration with NATO and the countries that are members of the Alliance, according to the Norwegian Defense Ministry. The information is based on a phone conversation be

World | August 21, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2483

Explosion in Turkey Injures 16

At least 16 individuals have been injured Thursday due to an explosion in the western Turkish province Izmir. The Turkish private TV channel NTV reports that the explosion has happened on a bus transporting policemen.

World | August 21, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1853

Bulgarian Most Likely Among Passengers Aboard Crashed Spanish Airplane

According to the list of passengers who have been aboard the airplane that crashed Wednesday at the Madrid airport, it looks possible that a Bulgarian has been among the people who were heading to the Canary Islands. The list, published on the site of th

World | August 21, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3373
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