Archive for July, 2008

Survey indicates lack of youth awareness in London Games

Written by on Thursday, July 31st, 2008 in Latest News.

AFP – Officials at the London 2012 Olympics have become used to a succession of negative press headlines dealing with the multi-billion pounds cost of the Games but on Thursday they received unwelcome news from an unikely source — the British Government.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

UN vote OKs Darfur peacekeeping, but US abstains (AP)

Written by on Thursday, July 31st, 2008 in Latest News.

Commander of the joint U.N.-African Union (UNAMID) peacekeeping mission Martin Luther Agwai (C) disembarks from a U.N. helicopter during a visit to Shangil Tobaya, following an attack on peacekeepers by gunmen in the area early in the month, in North Darfur July 21, 2008. (Stuart Price/Albany Associates/Handout/Reuters)AP – The U.N. Security Council approved another year of peacekeeping in Sudan’s bloodied Darfur region Thursday night, but the U.S. abstained from a vote that reflected sharp divisions over genocide charges against the Sudanese president.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Durning gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Written by on Thursday, July 31st, 2008 in Latest News.

Actor Charles Durning poses during ceremonies honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles. Durning received the 2,366th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honoring a career in which he overcame a stutter and the wounds he suffered in World War II to appear in more than 200 movies and TV shows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP – From World War II hero to dancer and award-winning actor, Charles Durning has lived a storied life. The 85-year-ancient added to that resume Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to one for his idol, James Cagney.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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