Aug. 17 - In a phone call, the Russian president has told his French counterpart Russian troops will start withdrawing from Georgia midday August 18th.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A year after her calamitous comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has garnered a third nomination for this year's show, but it remained unclear whether she would dare a repeat appearance.
Aug 16 - Japaiman Usain Bolt sprints to victory in the Beijing Olympics 100 metre race and sets a new world record.
Bolt ran the race in just 9.68 seconds.
Aug. 15 - Libya and the United States signed a deal on Thursday to compensate all U.S. and Libyan victims of bombings, clearing the way for the former foes to improve faltering ties.
Aug. 15 - Famed American chef Julia Child's involvement with the Office of Strategic Services, a precursor to the CIA, was made public by the US National Archives
An argument between two debate coaches that was caught on video was not the sharp-witted dialogue typically associated with college debate teams. Instead, the two traded profanity-laced barbs and one of them pulled down his shorts, exposing his underwear.
