August 1
- Bell Canada to discontinue beaver mascots
- Wikinews Shorts: August 1, 2008
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian politician dies at 92
- Potential Wikia mass exodus
- U.S. House Republicans continue speaking after lights turn off
- NASA to extend the Phoenix probe mission by 5 weeks
- Suspect in 2001 anthrax attack dies of apparent suicide
- Gunman kills three in Wisconsin shooting
- Bush claims violence in Iraq down to lowest level for four years
- Tennis star Sharapova out of Olympics
August 2
- European football: Tottenham defeats Celtic 2 - 0
- 188 Fatah supporters permitted to enter Israel
- Obama heckled in Florida
- World's first double arm transplant undertaken in Munich
- Bristol Harbour Festival 2008 lauched, 200 thousand expected to attend
- Explosion in Turkey kills seventeen
August 3
- Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dies aged 89
- British man dies five days after wife in honeymoon shooting
- 2008 Taipei Computer Applications Show launched in Taipei World Trade Center
- Wikinews Shorts: August 3, 2008
- At least seven mountaineers die while climbing K2
- UN renews Darfur peacekeeping mission
- Fifteen killed in Somalia bombing
- Falcon 1 rocket fails during third launch attempt
- Wisconsin gunman named, could be charged in two states
August 4
- US presidential candidates are statistically tied in the polls
- Boxing: Joshua Clottey of Ghana wins IBF welterweight title
- Heikki Kovalainen wins 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Death toll rises to eleven in K2 mountain avalanche
- IEEE approves S1600 & S3200 transmission standards
- American actor Morgan Freeman in serious condition after car accident
- Stampede in India kills at least 140
- Unprecedented review to be held on Qantas after third emergency in two weeks
- Sixteen policemen killed in suspected terrorist attack in Xinjiang, China
August 5
- Tropical Storm Edouard moves on land along Texas coast
- British schools to inform parents of overweight children
- United States charges eleven in credit card fraud case
- John Gotti Jr. arrested on murder charges
- Wikinews Shorts: August 5, 2008
- Vitamin C can help prevent cancer say the National Institutes of Health
- South Korean scientists claim they have cloned pet dog
- Microsoft study proves six degrees of separation
- American comedian Bernie Mac has pneumonia
- NASA denies rumors of finding life on Mars
August 6
- Magnitude 6.0 earthquake in China kills three, injures dozens
- Nine presumed dead in helicopter crash in California, United States
- Paris Hilton mocks John McCain presidential ad
- Kevin Pietersen MBE chosen as new England Cricket captain
- Group claims activists held in China after free Tibet protests
- English Football: Manchester United News for August 6, 2008
- Mauritania president Abdallahi arrested in coup
- Football: Melbourne Victory win A-League Pre-Season Cup on penalties
- American presumed dead for 30 years found healthy
August 7
- Bin Laden's former driver convicted of supporting terrorism
- Gunman charged with killing three in Wisconsin shooting
- Wikinews interviews Flame about special effects at New Zealand's Rock2Wgtn festival
- NFL: Brett Favre traded to the New York Jets
- Online buyers conned by fake Olympics ticket web sites
- Alleged Anthrax killer Bruce Ivins reportedly made edits to Wikipedia
- McCain ad questions Obama's benefit to families
- Texas executes Mexican-born killer despite international appeals
August 8
- 2008 Olympic Games officially open
- Former US Senator John Edwards admits to extramarital affair
- Four British Airways executives charged with price fixing
- Governments 'concerned' by situation in Ossetia
- Train hits collapsed bridge in Czech Republic, killing ten
- US government points to dead scientist as 'lone anthrax attacker'
- Nader chosen as the presidential nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party
- Russia joins South Ossetian war
- Juan Bustos, president of Chilean House of Representatives dies
- Pakistan civilian government unites in a coalition to impeach President Pervez Musharraf
- Maine resident arrested in Florida for death threats to Bush, Obama
August 9
- Wikinews Shorts: August 9, 2008
- American actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50
- Georgia wants ceasefire in Ossetia war
- Olympic highlights: August 9, 2008
- Fear and loathing on the campaign trail, July 2008
- Orville Moody, 1969 U.S open winner dies at age 74
- Georgian President declares country is in 'state of war'
- American tourist killed in Beijing
August 10
- Swiss mountain claims two lives
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dies at age 67
- Soul singer Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
- Eight killed in suicide bombing in Algeria
- Olympic highlights: August 10, 2008
- Russian minister: South Ossetia reporting biased in Western media
- Massive explosion in North Toronto, Ontario
- Georgia withdraws from South Ossetia
- Swimmer Michael Phelps of the U.S. wins first gold medal of 2008 Summer Olympics, breaks world record
- Several large explosions reported in Xinjiang, China
August 11
- Bill Cotton, former Controller of BBC One, dies in hospital age 80
- Flight lands safely with help from mobile phone text messages
- Wikinews Shorts: August 11, 2008
- Russia advances into Georgia from Abkhazia
- Olympic highlights: August 11, 2008
- Chloroform spill forces evacuation of building at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York
- Roadside bomb in Turkey kills nine soldiers, injures two
- Two small planes collide in Wyoming, USA, killing three
August 12
August 13
- Arkansas Democratic party chairman assassinated by gunman
- Officials admit that China faked part of Olympics opening ceremony
- Sandy Allen, world's tallest woman dies at age 53
- US to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia
- Olympic highlights: August 13, 2008
- Hezbollah strengthening, according to Israeli Defense Minister
August 14
- Ariane 5 rocket launches Superbird 7 and AMC-21 satellites
- U2 fan ordered to destroy CDs
- Pakistan's Musharraf will resign within days, say reports
- Dead body left in UK hospital alongside living patients for seven hours
- Olympic highlights: August 14, 2008
- Russian troops advance into Georgia, violating truce
- US Court of Appeals upholds free licenses
August 15
- Sensitive Canadian document found on rainy streets
- Ukraine implements tougher rules on Russian navy
- Wikinews Shorts: August 15, 2008
- 'Bigfoot' hunters claim to have found corpse of mythical creature in Georgia, USA
- Former Chadian leader receives death sentence
- Ceasefire signed in Georgian-Russian conflict
- Fire destroys fourth floor of hotel in Darlington, England
- Olympic highlights: August 15, 2008
- United States and Poland sign missile-defence deal angering Russia
- Musharraf spokesperson denies resignation
- Swedish wrestler throws away Olympic bronze medal, leaves
- Founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranchwear Jack Weil dies at age 107
August 16
- Russia follows Georgia in signing peace plan
- Dorival Caymmi, Brazillian singer and songwriter, dies aged 94
- Usain Bolt sets new world record in 100m sprint
August 17
- Merkel: Georgia will join NATO
- Wikinews previews the 2008 Australian rules football International Cup
- Five killed in mid-air collision over Warwickshire, England
- Beijing 2008: Michael Phelps wins eighth gold
August 18
August 19
- Egypt's Shura Council parliament building on fire
- Teen sex conviction in Australia for Mi-Sex manager
- New York City residents lift bus off pregnant woman
- Biden's Georgia visit raises speculation about VP nod
August 20
- President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia dies at age 59 following stroke
- British celebrity Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer
- Olympic highlights: August 20, 2008
- United States Senator Lieberman to speak at Republican party convention
- Former communist leader Hua Guofeng dies age 87
- Over one hundred die in Madrid plane crash
- Claim of 'Bigfoot' dead body is a hoax
August 21
- Campaign offices for John McCain evacuated in Centennial, Colorado and Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
- Shooting at school leaves one dead in Tennessee, United States
- Olympic highlights: August 21, 2008
- Iran tries to launch satellite with Safir carrier rocket
- Eldest son of Khadr family denied bail; purchased weapons for Afghan militants
- Former Georgian Minister accuses Saakashvili of war mongering
- Garlic bread that turns blue is recalled in Australia
- US Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones dies at age 58
August 22
- United States and Iraq finalize agreement to have troops out of Iraq by 2011
- Tropical Storm Fay continues through Florida
- Olympic highlights: August 22, 2008
August 23
- Wikinews investigates claim McCain plagiarized speech from Wikipedia
- Small plane crashes in Utah, USA killing all aboard
- Olympic highlights: August 23, 2008
- First Obama–Biden campaign rally held in Illinois, United States
- Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada
- Pakistan's President Musharraf resigns; new elections to be held
- US candidate Barack Obama announces Joe Biden as his running mate via text message
August 24
- Felipe Massa wins 2008 European Grand Prix
- Beijing 2008 Olympics comes to a close
- Eight mountaineers missing on Mont Blanc in French Alps after avalanche
- Passenger plane traveling to Iran crashes in Kyrgyzstan, killing 68
- Afghan government: More than 90 civilians killed by US airstrike
- Cuban athlete banned for life after attack on referee during Olympics
August 25
- Margaret Thatcher suffering from dementia, says daughter
- Gladys Powers, last female veteran of World War I dies age 109
- Pastor Michael Guglielmucci admits his cancer was a hoax; Videos being removed from YouTube
August 26
- Study: Herd animals detect Earth's magnetic field
- US presidential race tied as the Democratic National Convention starts
- Staffs for US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama caught making questionable edits to Wikipedia
August 27
- Kevin Duckworth, former NBA All-star and Trail Blazer dies age 44
- Oldest Catholic boarding school in Australia at centre of child-sex claims
- World Bank says more people are poor, but fewer are in extreme poverty
- Australian Police alerted to child-sex claims at St Stanislaus in 1997
- Canadian military exercise NANOOK 2008 travels through uncharted waters
- No assassination plot against US presidential candidate Barack Obama
- Israeli-American activist arrested for entering Gaza Strip
August 28
- Phil Hill, first American to win the Formula One championship, dies at age 81
- UK house prices have fallen 10.5% this year, says Nationwide Building Society
- Australian school at center of child-sex allegations pulls newsletter mentioning 'Penthouse' as recommended reading
- 73M-year-old fossilized fish found in Canada
- WWE wrestler undergoes neck surgery after injury
- Pakistan's governing coalition breaks apart
August 29
- Alaskan governor Sarah Palin chosen by McCain as Vice Presidential running mate
- Iraq plans 'Baghdad Eye' to draw in tourists
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