Russian President Medvedev Defies West
August 28, 2008
Russia Sets Stage For Cold War By Recognizing Breakaway Regions
By Matthew B. Zeidman
MOSCOW (RUSHPRNEWS) 8/28/08 - In Russia’s starkest anti-Western statement in its 17 years as a democratic nation, President Dmitry Medvedev recognized the sovereignty of the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Tuesday and declared his country undaunted by the possible return of the Cold War’s infamous Iron Curtain.
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Obama Fever Goes Global
August 28, 2008
Hungarians say Barack for Obama
By Sophia Tesfamariam
Budapest, Hungary (RUSHPRNEWS)August 28,2008–Whilst there is no denying that the entire country is swept up in the “Obama Fever”, you would have to travel outside of the United States to truly realize the international magnitude of his popularity and the incredible support he has amongst the youth across the globe. Read more
Barger Corporation opens office in Chongqing, China
August 28, 2008
PALM BEACH, FL (RUSHPRNEWS) August 28, 2008 - Dr. Gerald ( Gerry) Waterson, Chairman, and Jonathon Benson, CEO, of the Barger Corporation with headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida have announced the establishment of a field office in Chongqing in the Peoples Republic of China. This will be the second location in this country along with a facility in Hong Kong. These operations are in addition to locations in Maryland, Florida, California, Rome, London and Iraq.
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Barack Obama Makes History
August 27, 2008
Barack Obama: First African-American To Be Nominated To be President by a Major U.S. Party Makes History
DENVER, CO (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 27,1008–Barack Obama has been nominated as the Democratic Party’s 2008 presidential candidate. The Illinois senator is now officially the first African-American to be nominated for president by a major U.S. party.
Americans Detained in Beijing Return to NYC
August 27, 2008
Some were activists, others artists, bloggers and photojournalists
By SARA KUGLER
NEW YORK (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 27, 2008-–Eight American activists who were jailed by Chinese authorities during the Olympic games for participating in protests said Monday they were interrogated for hours, deprived of sleep and accused of having ties to the U.S. government. Read more
Italian Priest to Hold a Beauty Contest for Nuns
August 27, 2008
By Columnist Robert Paul Reyes
Rome,Italy,(RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 27,2008–An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is “organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.”
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Senator Obama on Russia’s Decision to Recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as Independent States
August 27, 2008
Chicago, IL (RUSHPRNEWS)August 27, 2008– “I condemn Russia’s decision to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states and call upon all countries of the world not to accord any legitimacy to this action.
Zimbabwe Majority Party Boos Mugabe Parliament Opening Address
August 27, 2008
By Peta Thornycroft
Harare,Zimbabwe (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 27,2008–President Robert Mugabe opened Zimbabwe’s parliament in a ceremony marked by colonial-era symbols and defiant protest songs by the majority Movement for Democratic Change legislators, which drowned out parts of his speech. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA from Harare.
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Woeser,Tibet’s Most Famous Woman Blogger Arrested by Chinese
August 27, 2008
Tibet’s most famous woman blogger, Woeser, detained by police
By Jane Macartney
LHASA, TIBET (RUSHPRNEWS)Tuesday, 27 August 2008– In Beijing, on 26 August 2008, Tibet’s most famous woman writer and blogger was accused of taking photographs of military installations and arrested by police after she returned home briefly to Lhasa, the capital.
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