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2008 unrest in Lebanon: Gunbattles erupt in Beirut as the government of Lebanon cracks down on Hezbollah. Two people are killed and eight injured in the fighting. [permanent dead link ] (AP via Google News) [permanent dead link ] The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay reaches the peak of Mount Everest. (AP via Google News) [permanent dead ...
Russia wins the 2008 IIHF World Championship defeating Canada 5-4 in overtime. (AFP via Google News) Ahmed Ali Ahmed, one of the leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq, is sentenced to death for killing Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho. General Than Shwe, the Burmese leader, visits victims of Cyclone Nargis.
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, 2008: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party chooses former Foreign Minister of Japan Taro Aso as the next Prime Minister of Japan replacing Yasuo Fukuda. [permanent dead link ] Edward Natapei is elected the new Prime Minister of Vanuatu following the 2008 general elections replacing Ham ...
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The 2008 Summer Olympics starts with the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony at the Beijing National Stadium. (The Christian Science Monitor)2008 South Ossetia War: . Around 0:30 AM (local time), Georgia begins a full-scale attack on the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, using tanks, military aircraft, artillery, and infantry.