August, 2008

• 20 August

  Bomb kills 43 at Algerian military academy

  ISSERS, Algeria (Reuters) – A bomb at an Algerian military academy killed 43 people and wounded 45 on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, one of the bloodiest incidents in years in the OPEC member state.

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• 20 August

  NATO freezes Russian ties over Georgia

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO agreed after U.S. pressure on Tuesday to freeze regular contacts with Russia until Moscow had withdrawn its troops from Georgia in line with a peace deal.

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• 20 August

  Russia says to pull back Georgia force by Aug 22

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that by August 22 Russia will pull its troops in Georgia back to the positions set out in a French-brokered ceasefire agreement.

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• 20 August

  Russia smashes Georgian army, sends NATO message

  TBILISI (Reuters) – A roll of explosions at a Russian-occupied military base this week sent a clear Kremlin message to Georgia about the frailty of its infant military and its prospects for NATO membership.

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• 20 August

  Sarkozy flying to Afghanistan after French deaths

  PARIS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Sarkozy prepared to fly to Afghanistan on Tuesday after 10 French soldiers were killed and 21 wounded in a clash with Taliban insurgents, and declared France remained committed to its mission there.

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• 20 August

  Taliban kill 10 French troops in Afghanistan

  KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21 in a major battle in Afghanistan, the French president’s office said on Tuesday, the biggest single loss of foreign troops in combat there since 2001.

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• 20 August

  Karadzic wants pre-trial judges replaced

  AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic has asked the United Nations tribunal in The Hague to replace the judges who are overseeing the preparatory stage of his trial for charges including genocide.

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• 20 August

  Bomb blast at hospital kills 23 in Pakistan

  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suspected suicide bomber killed 23 people in the compound of a hospital in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday as members of a religious minority were holding a protest, police said.

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• 20 August

  NATO warns Moscow over actions in Georgia

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies said on Tuesday that regular contacts with Russia were impossible until its troops had been fully withdrawn from Georgia, and said they were “seriously considering” the implications of Moscow’s actions.

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• 20 August

  Pakistanis jubilant over Musharraf’s resignation

  MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistanis danced in the streets on Monday after beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation, with many ordinary people hoping his departure would bring improvement to their lives.

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