|
|
Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
|
Beijing remains shrouded in smog as the hours tick down to the showpiece opening Olympic ceremony, but despite complaints from some athletes, organisers insist air quality is safe. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
|
Pakistan's ruling coalition says it would move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf and warns him against dismissing the government. The move is likely to deepen political uncertainty in the nuclear-armed Muslim nation, a key U.S. ally, which already faces a faltering economy and a growing threat from Islamist militancy. Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and head of the coalition, said parliament would be called this month to begin impeachment proceedings. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
|
The 2008 Summer Olympics have been shrouded in controversy from the start with issues such as human rights, free access to information and heavy pollution clouding the event. Chinese authorities however are pulling out all the stops to make these Games the most successful yet, starting with an opening ceremony on Friday that is expected to be grandiose. An AFPTV voiced report. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
|
Electric scooters may be a smarter mode of transportation with rising gas prices, but they are still a ways from competing with cars. Amy Guttman compares electric and gas powered vehicles. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
|
Hundreds of survivors, relatives and friends gather at the former site of Nairobi's U.S. embassy to remember the 1998 terror blast that killed over 200 people. Speaking at a memorial ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of explosions at Washington's missions in the Kenyan capital and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said the international community must solve work towards ending world crises to prevent extremism. A simultaneous attack on the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania also killed several people and left scores injured. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>
|
| Results 55 - 63 of 82 |
