Wednesday 20 August 2008
Plane crash kills at least 100 at Madrid airport
At least 100 people died and dozens were injured when a Spanair jet carrying 173 people crashed at Madrid airport Wednesday. The jet attempted an emergency landing after take-off, according to Spanish emergency services.
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- SPAIN - AVIATION
- Plane crash kills at least 100 at Madrid airport
- Wednesday 20 August 2008
- At least 100 people died and dozens were injured when a Spanair jet carrying 173 people crashed at Madrid airport Wednesday. The jet attempted an emergency landing after take-off, according to Spanish emergency services.
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- FRANCE - AFGHANISTAN
- French wounded soldiers 'back from hell'
- Wednesday 20 August 2008
- Some of the French soldiers injured in a deadly attack in Afghanistan arrived in Paris as French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a crisis visit to Kabul after one of the deadliest attacks on French troops abroad.
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- POLAND - USA
- Rice signs missile shield deal with Poland
- Wednesday 20 August 2008
- The United States and Poland signed a US missile shield deal Wednesday, intended to ward off an Iranian or North Korean attack. Russia has protested vociferously against the deal, which would base 10 US interceptor missiles in Poland.
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- ALGERIA - BLASTS
- Deadly attacks rock Algeria - again
- Wednesday 20 August 2008
- Just a day after a suicide bombing at an Algerian paramilitary training centre killed 43 people (photo), new blasts were reported in the eastern town of Bouira, leaving at least 11 people dead.
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- RUSSIA - ABKHAZIA
- Abkhazia parliament favours Russian recognition
- Wednesday 20 August 2008
- The parliament of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia voted in favour of asking Russia to recognise its independence. Russia has previously drawn comparisons between Georgia's rebel provinces and recently independent Kosovo.
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- USA - VOTE 2008
- Speculation on Obama's vice-president
- Wednesday 20 August 2008
- The New York Times said Monday that three candidates were on the short list for the Democrats' vice-presidential candidate -Senator Joseph Biden, Senator Evan Bayh and Governor Tim Kaine. Biden has emerged as a favourite with the media.
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- BEIJING 2008 - SPRINT
- Bolt grabs 200m gold and crushes world record
- Wednesday 20 August 2008
- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres, crossing the finish line in a new world record time of 19.30 seconds and completing a historic double win after his victory in the 100 metre event.
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- RUSSIA - ABKHAZIA
- Abkhazia asks Russia for recognition
- Wednesday 20 August 2008
- Abkhazia, one of Georgia's two separatist regions, will formally ask Russia for recognition as an independent country on Wednesday. Russia has previously drawn comparisons between Georgia's rebel provinces and recently independent Kosovo.
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