Fri 8 Aug 2008
The United States is calling for an immediate cease-fire in a conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.
Fri 8 Aug 2008
Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered released from jail on $50,000 bond Friday, only to be charged minutes later with assaulting a detective in a separate case.
Fri 8 Aug 2008
White House officials are reportedly urging the president to direct troops to be more aggressive in pursuing militants into Pakistan.
Fri 8 Aug 2008
Eager for the Olympics to begin, President Bush gave a pep talk to U.S. athletes Friday and then settled in for the opening ceremonies, after starting his day with another swipe at China’s human rights record.
Fri 8 Aug 2008
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed an Afghanistan government proposal to increase the size of the Afghan army by more than 50,000 troops.
Fri 8 Aug 2008
AP - The Aviation Safety Reporting System a database maintained by NASA has reports from pilots expressing safety concerns about airline directives pressuring them to fly with uncomfortably low fuel levels. NASA deletes names and other identifying information to encourage pilots, flight crews, dispatchers and others to identify safety problems, including their own mistakes.
Fri 8 Aug 2008
AP - The major candidates for president on Friday called on Russia and Georgia to end their military action and appealed for more diplomatic efforts aimed at avoiding a full-scale war.
Fri 8 Aug 2008
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney, a conservative favorite but a divisive national figure, will join President Bush in addressing delegates on the opening night of the Republican National Convention, the White House said Friday.
Fri 8 Aug 2008
Fri 8 Aug 2008
AFP - Texas Thursday put to death a Honduran national after the US Supreme Court rejected a final attempt to halt his execution on grounds it violated a bilateral treaty.