In a deafening moment of history, Democrats anointed Barack Obama the first black major-party nominee for president, in a cathartic release of unity, hope and tears. The newly-minted nominee then sent the Democratic National Convention into raptures by crashing his own party a day early, after a stemwinding speech from running-mate Joseph Biden and a belated but glowing endorsement from Bill Clinton.
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Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:03 AM GMT
Russia lashed out at the West for ratcheting up tensions in the Black Sea with an increased NATO naval presence, and warned against isolating Moscow over the conflict in Georgia. The Group of Seven industrial powers meanwhile strongly condemned Russia's recognition of the Georgian rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Tuesday, saying it called into question Moscow's commitment to peace and security in the Caucasus. Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 4:07 AM GMT
Thousands of Thai protesters trying to bring down the prime minister again defied orders Thursday to end their siege of government offices, forming human shields to protect their leaders from arrest. The courts have ordered them to clear out of Government House immediately and issued arrest warrants for nine of the protest leaders , but the alliance against Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej remained defiant. Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 4:02 AM GMT
The Arctic ice cap keeps melting under the effects of global warming and in August saw its second largest summer shrinkage since satellite observations began 30 years ago, US scientists said. Measurements on August 26 showed an ice cap of 5.26 million square kilometers (2.03 million square miles), just below the 5.32 million square kilometers (2.05 million square miles) observed on 21 September 2005, making it the second biggest summer Arctic ice-cap melt in history, said the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:06 AM GMT
Tropical Storm Gustav churned toward Cuba and the United States after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with hurricane force winds and rain that killed 22 people. The US National Hurricane Center warned that Gustav could regain hurricane force on Thursday as it passes between Jamaica and the southeastern coast of Cuba, pushing oil prices higher on fears that the storm could strike rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:23 AM GMT
Venezuela has raked in 4.3 billion dollars from a tax on windfall oil profits it started collecting from state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela in mid-April, President Hugo Chavez said. "Up to now we have obtained 4.3 billion dollars," President Hugo Chavez told his ministers during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting. Malaysia (AFP)
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:19 AM GMT
Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in to parliament and declared leader of the opposition Thursday, a decade after he was sacked as deputy premier and jailed on sodomy and corruption charges. Anwar arrived at parliament with his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who held his seat in northern Penang state during his political exile, and his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar who is also a parliamentarian. Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 11:57 AM GMT
Malaysia's top lender Maybank on Wednesday posted a 7.9 percent fall in annual net profit. Maybank, officially known as Malayan Banking, reported its net profit for the 12 months to June 2008 fell to 2.93 billion ringgit (866.5 million dollars) from 3.18 billion ringgit in the previous financial year. Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 6:51 AM GMT
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday celebrated an election victory that will return him to parliament, boosting his plan to seize power after a decade-long political exile. Anwar, who had already led a revitalised opposition to unprecedented gains in March general elections, insists he is on track to topple the government by mid-September with the help of defecting lawmakers. Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 6:20 AM GMT
Malaysia's conservative Islamic party has said it will mount protests at Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne's concert here Friday, after failing to have it banned. The concert is an insult to Islam as the fasting month of Ramadan is due to start just a few days later, said Nasrudin Hassan of the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party PAS. Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 5:07 AM GMT
Malaysian robbers ran off with a bag of cakes instead of 1.9 million ringgit (560,000 dollars) in cash, in a botched heist that left a money changer shot and wounded, reports said Wednesday. In the second robbery to hit Malaysian airports this year, two masked gunmen fired 10 shots at a money changer at northern Penang state's airport, the Star daily reported. Other Top Stories
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In a deafening moment of history, Democrats anointed Barack Obama the first black major-party nominee for president, in a cathartic release of unity, hope and tears. The newly-minted nominee then sent the Democratic National Convention into raptures by crashing his own party a day early, after a stemwinding speech from running-mate Joseph Biden and a belated but glowing endorsement from Bill Clinton.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 4:24 AM GMT
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The first retrospective of work by Tracey Emin, the enfant terrible British artist who has made a career out of intimate personal details including her own unmade bed, has opened to mixed reviews. As well as "My Bed", a mess of vodka bottles, cigarette butts and dirty underwear, "Tracey Emin: 20 Years" also features "Conversations With My Mum", a video of her talking to her mother, and "It's Not The Way I Want To Die", a model of the rollercoaster in her home town of Margate, southern England.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 4:31 AM GMT
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Serbian stars Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic hobbled to victory on centre court while the Russian assault continued on day four of the 20.6 million dollar US Open. An ailing Djokovic overcame in injury to his left foot to defeat Arnaud Clement 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match, while Jankovic struggled with fatigue but held on to beat Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5 in the second round on Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:09 AM GMT
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Thousands of Thai protesters trying to bring down the prime minister again defied orders Thursday to end their siege of government offices, forming human shields to protect their leaders from arrest. The courts have ordered them to clear out of Government House immediately and issued arrest warrants for nine of the protest leaders , but the alliance against Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej remained defiant.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 4:07 AM GMT
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NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software. A "worm type" virus was found on laptop computers that astronauts use to send and receive email from the station by relaying messages through a mission control center in Texas, according to NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries.
Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 10:22 PM GMT
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