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Western nations warn Russia to `change course' (AP)

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Dallas at Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The U.S. military ship on Wednesday docked at the Georgian port carrying humanitarian aid.  The Dallas, had originally been slated to dock at the Black Sea port of Poti, which is still controlled by Russian forces. But instead it arrived in Batumi, a port well south of the zone of fighting in this month's war between Russia and Georgia. ( AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could affect the U.S. meat and poultry industry from broadening into a new Cold War.



Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:39:38 GMT

Gustav kills 23; New Orleans makes evacuation plan (AP)

A family stays together during heavy rains caused by Hurricane Gustav in Leogan, southern Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The death toll from Hurricane Gustav is up to 22 in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haiti's civil protection director Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste says mudslides and flooding have killed at least 14 people in Haiti, including a young girl who was swept off a bridge by floodwaters. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans as forecasters warned the storm could plow into the U.S. Gulf coast as a major hurricane.



Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:55:48 GMT

Canada requires ship registration in Arctic (AP)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper answers question at a news conference after touring the coast guard ship Nahidik north of the Arctic Circle in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, August 27, 2008.  REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA)AP - Canada's prime minister moved to firm up control of disputed Arctic waters Wednesday by announcing stricter registration requirements for ships sailing in the Northwest Passage.



Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:18:40 GMT

Liberian ex-warlord dodges questions at hearing (AP)

AP - A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public commission.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:02:34 GMT

G7 countries condemn Russia's actions in Georgia (AP)

Kugia, a villager, looks for transport between checkpoints controlled by Georgian policemen and Russian troops near the towns of Odaisi and Akhmaji, on the border of South Ossetia, 50 km (31 miles) northwest of Georgia's capital Tbilisi, August 27, 2008. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)AP - The Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia on Wednesday for its actions in Georgia, underlining the country's growing estrangement from the West.



Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:48:08 GMT

US Army continues Iraq murder conspiracy hearing (AP)

AP - A military panel took evidence Wednesday in a hearing aimed at determining whether two U.S. soldiers should face a court-martial in the deaths of four Iraqi men last year.

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:20:50 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,148 (AP)

File photo shows US Marines on patrol in the restive city of Fallujah. A California jury retired to consider its verdict in the landmark trial of a US Marine accused of shooting unarmed prisoners in Iraq four years ago.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AP - As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.



Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:33:57 GMT

Top Mexico court shows support for abortion law (AP)

A doll representing a fetus, right, and crosses displayed by anti-abortion activists sit at Mexico City's central Zocalo square during a protest against the legalization of abortion, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Mexico's Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it will uphold a Mexico City law allowing abortion that has divided the country. Signs next to the doll read in Spanish ' I want to live' and 'Vote for me, vote for life.' (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Mexico's Supreme Court was poised Wednesday to uphold legal abortion in the capital despite deep opposition elsewhere in the heavily Catholic country.



Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:14:29 GMT

Sudanese plane hijackers surrender in Libya (Reuters)

A Sudanese Boeing 737/200 sits on the tarmac at the remote Sahara desert oasis of Kufrah in this video frame grab taken August 27, 2008. (Libyan TV via Reuters TV/Reuters)Reuters - The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya on Wednesday after releasing all the passengers and crew, Libya's aviation authority said.



Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:27:27 GMT

Georgia crisis overshadows Central Asian summit (AFP)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Dushanbe, on August 27. Central Asian power brokers including Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao were set to meet here Thursday for a summit overshadowed by Moscow's confrontation with the West.(AFP/Pool/Mikhail Klimentyev)AFP - Central Asian power brokers including Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao were set to meet here Thursday for a summit overshadowed by Moscow's confrontation with the West.



Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:37:56 GMT

13 former students allege abuse at Australian Catholic school (AFP)

Activists, seen here in mid July, protest sexual abuse in the Catholic church during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Australia. Australian police have said they were investigating a private Catholic boarding school for boys after 13 former students said they had been molested there nearly 30 years ago(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australian police said Wednesday they were investigating allegations that 13 former students were molested at a private Catholic boarding school for boys nearly 30 years ago.



Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:14:45 GMT