
	World in Brief Thursday, August 28 Officials make plans to evacuate New Orleans as Tropical Storm Gustav approaches NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made plans to evacuate people, pets and hospitals in an attempt to avoid a Katrina-style chaos. Full Story Western nations warn Russia to 'change course' Thursday, August 28 TBILISI, Georgia-- Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could even raise U. Full Story Combat flares in Pakistan border belt Thursday, August 28 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border. Full Story Airliner hijacked from Darfur to Libya Wednesday, August 27 TRIPOLI, Libya -- Hijackers in Sudan's wartorn Darfur region seized a jetliner carrying nearly 100 people, including local Darfur officials, and forced it to land at a World War II-era airfield in the heart of the Sahara Desert in neighboring Libya, officials said. Full Story World in Brief Wednesday, August 27 FAA: Communication failure at Ga. Full Story Russia recognizes independence of breakaway Georgian regions Wednesday, August 27 MOSCOW -- Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and U. Full Story World in Brief Tuesday, August 26 Iraq's al-Maliki demands 'specific deadline' for all U. Full Story Sudanese govt. forces attack Darfur refugee camp Tuesday, August 26 KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudanese government forces attacked one of Darfur's largest refugee camps at dawn Monday, killing dozens of civilians, according to rebels and a witness in the camp. Full Story French police find bodies of 8 missing climbers Tuesday, August 26 CHAMONIX, France (AP) -- French police found the bodies of eight climbers Monday after they went missing in an avalanche near Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest peak, officials said. Full Story Oil, but at what price? Monday, August 25 FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta -- The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. Full Story World in Brief Monday, August 25 Suicide bomber strikes celebration west of Baghdad, 25 dead BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from U. Full Story U.S. disappointed Olympics didn't open China more Monday, August 25 BEIJING -- The United States said Sunday it was disappointed the Olympics had not brought more "openness and tolerance" in China as the games ended and eight American activists were deported during closing ceremonies. Full Story 30 militants killed in west Afghanistan clash according to military officials Saturday, August 23 KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting and killed 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday, but the Interior Ministry said a large number of civilians died. Full Story World in Brief Saturday, August 23 Pakistan's main ruling party proposes Bhutto widower to succeed Musharraf as president ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's largest political party on Friday proposed the husband of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto to succeed the ousted Pervez Musharraf as president. Full Story Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas Saturday, August 23 GORI, Georgia -- Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. Full Story