Archive for sierpień 8th, 2008

Clark Rockefeller, right, stands with his attorney, Stephen Hrones, during his arraignment in Boston on Tuesday. Rockefeller is accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter on July 27 while she was visiting him from London.A German man has identified the mysterious man held in the kidnapping of his daughter and a “person of interest” in the disappearance of California couple as his long-lost brother.

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  • Fears grow of wider Russian involvement and an all-out war as Georgian troops battle separatists for control of South Ossetia.  Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia region is experiencing the worst outbreak of hostilities since it won de facto indepdence  in 1992. NBC News’ Moscow producer explains the issues behind the violence.

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  • Russia, Georgia troops battle on border

    In this image from television, Russian military vehicles on Friday move towards Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, where Georgian troops had earlier moved in. Russia sent forces into Georgia on Friday to repel a Georgian assault on the breakaway South Ossetia region. Georgia’s pro-Western president said the two countries were at war, while the Bush administration urged both sides to reach a truce.

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  • 10 die in train crash in Czech Republic

    Rescue personnel work at the scene of the deadly train accident in Studenka, Czech Republic, on Friday.A long-distance passenger train from Poland smashed into a collapsed bridge east of Prague on Friday, killing at least 10 people, railway officials said.

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  • Financial doubts over Barry bid

    Fears have been expressed today over the future of Liverpool’s bid to sign Gareth Barry as the club’s ownership battle threatens to flare up again.

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  • Nakamura misses opener

    Shunsuke Nakamura is the only regular missing from Gordon Strachan’s squad for Celtic’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League opener against St Mirren at Parkhead on Sunday.

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  • The eyes of the world were on Beijing as a glittering opening ceremony heralded the start of the Games.

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  • Sporting Lisbon president Filipe Soares Franco insists midfielder Joao Moutinho will not be leaving the club this summer.

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  • Three debut for Connacht tomorrow

    Three Connacht players will make their debuts for the province on Saturday when they play Leeds at the Sportsground in their opening match of the new season, kick-off at 6.30pm.

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  • Earnshaw recalled by Toshack

    Robert Earnshaw has been recalled to the Wales squad by John Toshack after a six-month exile.

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