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Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (pictured) declares a state of emergency in Bangkok after clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters result in one death and 43 injuries.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigns less than a year after taking office following Shinzo Abe's resignation.
Hurricane Gustav makes landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast in Louisiana after causing at least 66 deaths in Haiti, 8 more in the Dominican Republic, and 11 in Jamaica.
John McCain chooses Sarah Palin, the Republican Governor of Alaska, as his vice-presidential running mate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Russia officially recognizes the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; the latter announces it will become part of Russia.

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September 3, 2008 (Wednesday)

Hurricane Ike becomes the fifth hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. (USA Today)
United States Army troops cross the Pakistan border and launch a raid in the Angoor Ada region of Waziristan. (ABC News)
GMAC's Residential Capital mortgage provider announces plans to dramatically reduce the size of its business resulting in the loss of 5,000 jobs. (Minneapolis-St Paul Star-Tribune)
Japan's Kyodo news agency reports that North Korea has started rebuilding the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in retaliation for the United States failing to remove it from a list of states that sponsor terrorism. (CNN)
At least 15 people die in an attack on the village of Musa Nikow in South Waziristan with witnesses claiming that United States military forces are involved. Pakistan later lodges an official complaint. (Time),(AP via USA Today)
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit finds "that a reliance on information in Wikipedia is insufficient grounds for a ruling" in an immigration case. (Ars Technica)
Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gilani survives an assassination attempt. (BBC)
The Independent Monitoring Commission reports that the Provisional IRA has effectively been disbanded as a terrorist organization, but the Provisional IRA Army Council still exists. (Guardian)

September 2, 2008 (Tuesday)

New study shows that children of older fathers are at higher risk of psychological conditions such as bipolar disorder, autism and schizophrenia. (Reuters)
A gunman goes on a shooting spree that leaves 6 people, including a police deputy, dead, and four injured, in Alger, Washington, United States.(CBS News)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency vetoes plans by the Army Corps of Engineers to build the world's largest water pump on the Mississippi River Delta raising concerns about the impact on wetlands. (AP via Minneapolis St. Paul Herald-Tribune)
2008 Atlantic hurricane season:
- Hurricane Gustav weakens to a tropical depression. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Hurricane Hanna weakens to a tropical storm but forecasters warn that it could regain hurricane strength. (CNN)
- Tropical Storm Josephine forms near Cape Verde. (AP via the Orlando Sentinel)
Google begins to offer its free web browser, Google Chrome. (CNN)
The United States Republican Party adopts a platform at its national convention that is critical of George W. Bush and John McCain for their support of government bailouts of companies. (Bloomberg)
2008 Thai political crisis:
- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej declares a state of emergency in Bangkok after clashes between groups of pro- and anti-government protesters resulted in one death and 43 injuries. (BBC News)
- Anupong Paochinda, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, states that the Army "will not use force" in enforcing the state of emergency. (AP via Google News)
A memorial service is held for the 229 victims of Swissair Flight 111, with some present complaining about a perceived lack of action by the authorities to prevent future disasters. (Canadian Press) (Wikinews)

September 1, 2008 (Monday)

U.S. Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's 17 year old daughter Bristol is revealed to be five months pregnant. (BBC) (Telegraph.co.uk) (AP) (Al Jazeera) (Wall Street Journal)
The U.S. military hands control of Al Anbar Governorate over to the Iraqi government. (BBC)
An ACLU lawsuit challenges gag orders in National Security Letters. (Ars Technica)
2008 Atlantic hurricane season:
- Hurricane Gustav makes landfall in the United States southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane. (AP via Google News) (BBC)
- Tropical Storm Hanna becomes Hurricane Hanna (2008) with hurricane warnings issued for the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos. (MSNBC)
- Tropical Storm Ike (2008) forms east of the Leeward Islands. (Miami Herald)
- Gustav weakens to a tropical storm in central Louisiana after being responsible for 7 deaths in the United States and more than 90 in the Caribbean. (UPI)
2008 South Ossetia war:
- The European Union suspends talks on a new partnership agreement with Moscow until Russian troops have withdrawn from Georgia. (BBC)
- Russia accuses the West of sending weapons to Georgia along with aid, while the European Union considers possible sanctions against Russia. (CNN)
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda abruptly resigns less than a year after taking office, triggering a leadership election. (BBC)
A Government of Orissa report states 558 houses and 17 places of worship were burnt in the 2008 Orissa violence. (Times of India)
Robert French is sworn in as the 12th Chief Justice of Australia. (ABC (Australia))

August 31, 2008 (Sunday)

The 11th anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales car accident in Paris
Hurricane Gustav:
- New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin orders the mandatory evacuation of the city ahead of Gustav. (NYT)
- President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney cancel visits to the 2008 Republican National Convention due to Gustav. (Los Angeles Times)
Heavy rains in central Japan cause flooding in Okazaki city forcing evacuation of thousands of people. (CNN)
Journalist Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the non-government news agency Ingushetiya.ru, is shot dead in police custody in Ingushetia. (BBC) (The Australian) (AP)
The death toll of the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake rises to 32, with 467 others injured. More than 250,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed. (BBC)

August 30, 2008 (Saturday)

Mass marches are held in more than 70 cities across Mexico, demanding stronger action against violent crime. (AP via CNN)
The 2008 Panzhihua Earthquake in China's Sichuan province kills at least 15 people and injures dozens more. (Reuters via MSNBC)
2008 South Ossetia war:
- Russia announces that South Ossetia will join 'one united Russian state' (The Times).
Hurricane Gustav:
- The National Hurricane Center advises that Hurricane Gustav has strengthened to Category 4 strength. (AP via Google News)
- Cuba evacuates 60,000 people from the west of the island as Gustav approaches the island at Category 3 strength. (This is London)
- New Orleans residents start evacuating the city as it is expected to make landfall in the United States west of the city. (New York Daily News)
- A hurricane watch is issued from High Island, Texas, east to the border of Alabama and Florida. (AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune)
An overcrowded Indian Army boat carrying dozens of victims of the 2008 Indian floods capsizes killing at least 25 people and taking the death toll to 85. (Reuters via Los Angeles Times)
The Pakistan Army claims that 30 militants have been killed in Swat, NWFP, in heavy fighting in recent days. (AP via the Guardian)
Italy compensates Libya for the forced colonization in the 1910s, promising to pay US$5 billion over the next 25 years. (Bloomberg)
The head of the Mahdi Army in Karbala, Iraq, is sentenced to death over the Battle of Karbala (2007) (AFP)

August 29, 2008 (Friday)

Protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy seeking the overthrow of the Government of Thailand force the closure of Phuket Airport, Krabi Airport and Hat Yai Airport. (Melbourne Age)
Hurricane Gustav reaches hurricane strength en route to the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico. (CNN)
Georgia cuts diplomatic ties with Russia following Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
Italian airline Alitalia files for bankruptcy protection. (BBC)
John McCain picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidential election. (AP)
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić refuses to enter pleas to charges including genocide and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at the Hague. (AP via Google News)
At least 11 people die this week and five are missing as a result of floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Hà Giang province in northern Vietnam. (AFP via ABC News)
Energy group E.ON cuts 1,800 jobs as it closes two-thirds of its domestic service centres in Germany. (BBC)

August 28, 2008 (Thursday)

U.S. presidential election: Democratic National Convention
- Illinois Senator Barack Obama accepts the nomination of the Democratic Party at the INVESCO Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, becoming the first African American to be nominated by a major party for election as President of the United States. (BBC)
Mexico's Supreme Court resolves by an 8–3 vote to uphold the constitutionality of the Federal District's 2007 Abortion Law. (Prensa Latina)
Afghan and international troops claimed to have killed over 100 Taliban militants in fighting in the Helmand province over the past few days. (AFP via Google News)
2008 South Ossetia war:
- Russia's PM Vladimir Putin accuses unnamed individuals in the U.S. of orchestrating Georgia's military actions preceding the conflict with Russia. (CNN). Putin says US provoked Georgia conflict (RTE).
- Georgian president, Mikhail Saakashvili announces he will propose a Georgian 'Patriot Act' to Georgian Parliament. (Rustavi 2). Nika Gvaramia, the Justice Minister, stated before that Georgia needs 'a legislature similar to the one which is in the United States, I mean the Patriot Act [...] which will be directed against treacherous statements against the motherland'. Mikhail Saakashvili also added: 'We should finance the political parties and impose strict control to prevent any funding coming from the foreign countries'. Earlier in July, the Parliament of Georgia passed a 'highly controversial' act, depriving 6 oppositional political parties of funding, which was seen as a 'punishment' for boycotting the Parliament after the national elections these parties said 'were rigged' (Civil.Ge)
- The EU consider sanctions for Russia over the Georgian crisis (Sky News), (Independent), (BBC), (VOA).
- 12 Georgian soldiers are exchanged for Georgian General Roman Dumbadze, claimed to be a traitor by Georgians and a political prisoner by Russia (Rustavi 2).
- The Shanghai Co-operation Organization refuses to back Russia in Russia-Georgia crisis (Delfi). (Globe and Mail), (RTE).
- A mass funeral was planned near Tbilisi for 43 unidentified corpses handed over to Georgian authorities, all of them seriously damaged (IOL).
- Georgia buries 26 Unknown soldiers (Civil).
- 85 Georgian military captives were exchanged for 13 Ossetian hostages (Rustavi 2).
- Eka Tkeshelashvili, the foreign minister of Georgia, claims that ethnic cleansing is underway in South Ossetia and will be completed shortly. (AP via USA Today)
2008 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Gustav makes landfall on the island of Jamaica. The storm is reponsible for at least 51 deaths in Haiti and 8 more in the Dominican Republic.(CNN)
- Tropical Storm Hanna forms northeast of the Leeward Islands. (AP via Marketwatch)

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