BEIJING - A knife-wielding Chinese man attacked two relatives of a coach for the U.S. Olympic men's volleyball team at a tourist site in Beijing, killing one and injuring the other on the first day of the Olympics on Saturday, team officials and state media said.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Commander: Georgia to remove all troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Georgia will remove all of its 2,000 soldiers from Iraq to join the fighting in the breakaway province of South Ossetia as soon as transport can be arranged, the commander said Saturday.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,136
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- AP - Fri Aug 8, 8:29 PM ET
As of Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, at least 4,136 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Britain warns against travel to Georgia
LONDON (AFP) - The government warned Saturday against all unnecessary travel to Georgia after the ex-Soviet country declared a state of war with Russia.
China commands early lead on Olympic medal table
BEIJING (AFP) - China took an early lead in the Olympic march to sports supremacy, winning two of the first four golds when the Beijing Games began in earnest Saturday while Spain and the Czech Republic shared the others.
US, Europe scramble to stop Georgia-Russia war
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and European Union are leading a diplomatic push to prevent all-out war between Georgia and Russia, calling for a ceasefire as Russian tanks rolled into a rebel Georgian province.
Hernan becomes hurricane in Pacific off Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Hernan formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday and continued to pick up steam, but forecasters predicted it will not threaten land.
Rabies from bats suspected in Venezuela deaths
CARACAS, Venezuela - At least 38 Warao Indians have died in remote villages in Venezuela, and medical experts suspect an outbreak of rabies spread by bites from vampire bats.
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