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WORLD NEWS TODAY
 August 09, 2008


    

 
 

  • Mbeki set for new Zimbabwe talks
    South Africa's leader prepares to go to Harare for talks amid media reports a Zimbabwe power-sharing deal is near. BBC
     

  • Guinea Bissau 'foils coup plot'
    The army of Guinea Bissau says it has foiled an attempt by the head of the navy to overthrow President Vieira. BBC
     

  • Deal agreed on Sudan oil region
    A deal is reached in Sudan over the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei, where many have been displaced in fighting. BBC
     

  • Mauritania's Coup Leaders Meet Missions, Prepare Government Amid Condemnations
    Moves to consolidate their power follow Wednesday's bloodless overthrow of country's democratically elected government VOA
     

  • South African President to Meet With Mugabe, Tsvangirai in Zimbabwe
    South African president Thabo Mbeki arrives in Harare Saturday in his role as mediator in the ongoing Zimbabwe political and economic crisis. VOA
     

  • Nigerian Government  Pledges To End Gas Flaring In The   Niger Delta
    Nigerian authorities say the country loses about $2.5 billion annually to gas flaring, while thousands of people in and around the oil-rich Delta region live in grinding poverty. VOA
     

  • Beijing Olympics enjoy spectacular ceremony
    BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China opened the 29th Olympic Games on Friday with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off one of the most heavily scrutinized games in history. CNN
     

  • Fighting with Russia spreads across Georgia
    Bombs rocked Tbilisi early Saturday morning as the fight between Georgia and Russia over a breakaway region intensified and moved into the Georgian capital. CNN
     

  • Conflict spreads outside S Ossetia
    Tbilisi says Russian aircraft have hit targets across Georgia, as the battle in the breakaway region continues. Aljazeera
     

  • A World that Stands as One
    by Sen. Barack Obama
    Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier for welcoming me earlier today. Thank you Mayor Wowereit, the Berlin Senate, the police, and most of all thank you for this welcome. Conscience Daily International
     

  • A New Strategy for a New World
    by Barack Obama, Washington D.C
    Sixty-one years ago, George Marshall announced the plan that would come to bear his name. Much of Europe lay in ruins. The United States faced a powerful and ideological enemy intent on world domination. This menace was magnified by the recently discovered capability to destroy life on an unimaginable scale. The Soviet Union didn't yet have an atomic bomb, but before long it would. Conscience Daily International

 

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