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Current topics
- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (pictured) 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.
- Over 1.2 million people in Bihar, India are affected by flooding as the Koshi River changes its course.