Archive for August 13th, 2008

Obituaries in the news (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 in Latest News.

AP – Sandy Allen

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Georgian Russian truce faces new test (AFP)

Written by on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 in Latest News.

Displaced Georgians look from the back of a truck while fleeing a column of Russian soldiers driving out of the town of Gori. Separatist fighters and Russian troops looted and set homes ablaze in Georgia on Wednesday amid mutual recriminations over breaches of a truce that ended five days of bitter conflict.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP – The fragile truce between Georgia and Russia faces a new test Thursday as Moscow pledges to pull its troops out of a key Georgian town amid a continuing war of words.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Kitajima makes it a double double in Beijing Games (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 in Latest News.

Kosuke Kitajima of Japan displays his gold medal during an awarding ceremony for the men's 200-meter breaststroke winners in the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP – Make it a double for Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima. Again.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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