Anne Hathaway lights up patchy Venice fest
VENICE (Reuters) - Mickey Rourke and Anne Hathaway are among the favorites to win top actor and actress prizes at the Venice film festival awards ceremony on Saturday, while the race for the coveted Golden Lion for best picture is wide open.
Nations:Ethiopia Germany People:Hayao Miyazaki Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Charlize Theron George Clooney Brad Pitt Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-09-06
Syria makes peace proposal to Israel
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria's leader said Thursday he offered a proposal for peace with Israel but also refused to break off ties with Hezbollah and militant Palestinians -- a key Israeli demand.
Nations:France Qatar Turkey Lebanon Israel Syria People:Nicolas Sarkozy Ehud Olmert Activities:Israel-Syria Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Palin's national guard faces a crisis in personnel
WASHINGTON - The Alaska National Guard, which Republicans are pointing to as an important national-security credential for vice presidential choice Sarah Palin, has personnel shortages that make its aviation units the most poorly staffed in the nation.
Nations:Afghanistan Kuwait People:John McCain Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Hanna death toll rises as Ike threatens Bahamas
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Ike charged across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the U.S. east coast on Thursday while Tropical Storm Hanna's death toll from floods and mudslides in Haiti grew to 90.
Nations:U.S. Mexico People:Kevin Williams Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav 2008 Hurricane Hanna Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-04
Bush intends to punish Moscow for invading Georgia
WASHINGTON - President Bush is poised to punish Moscow for its invasion of Georgia by canceling a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and Russia.
Nations:Russia Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Bush Admin. Russia-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Cheney slams Russia over war against Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Demonstrating Washington's commitment to beleaguered Georgia, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney flew in Thursday and condemned Russia for what he called an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to redraw Georgia's borders by force.
Nations:Russia Turkey Ukraine Italy People:Dmitry Medvedev Condoleezza Rice Dick Cheney George W. Bush Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Russia-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
US combat troops could be out of Baghdad by July: Petraeus
LONDON (AFP) - American combat troops could be out of Baghdad by July 2009, the outgoing top US general in Iraq said in an interview published Thursday.
Nations:Afghanistan Iraq People:David Petraeus Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AFP)
2008-09-04
Ex-Tenn. professor guilty of passing military data
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A federal jury convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor Wednesday of passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two foreign research assistants from China and Iran.
Nations:China U.S. Iran Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
Thai protesters reject talks as strike fails to bite
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thousands of protesters besieging Thailand's seat of government rejected talks with the military Wednesday, insisting they would only negotiate after Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej steps down.
Nations:Thailand Activities:2008 Thai Political Crisis Source:(AFP)
2008-09-03
Pakistani prime minister escapes attempt on life
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Snipers fired on the motorcade for Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday as it drove to the airport to pick up the premier, striking his car window at least twice, officials said.
Nations:Pakistan People:Benazir Bhutto Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
Thai army chief balks at protest crackdown
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai soldiers would not use force to evict protesters occupying the prime minister's office, army chief Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday despite a state of emergency giving him the power to do so.
Nations:Thailand South Korea Australia Activities:2008 Thai Political Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-02
Emergency declared in Thai capital after clashes
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday after thousands of his opponents and supporters clashed in the worst street violence here in more than a decade.
Nations:Thailand Activities:2008 Thai Political Crisis Source:(AFP)
2008-09-02
| 
