Atlanta Leader
AtlantaLeader.com Wednesday 27th August 2008 Edition 240/2008
Navigation
Atlanta News
Georgia State News
U.S. National News
World News
Business News
Entertainment News
RSS Directory

Market Indices
DJI:80.0411492.90.70%
FTSE:57.405528.11.05%
S&P:7.111278.620.56%
NAS:16.272378.240.69%
Nikkei:25.75127530.20%

Sponsors

They said it
"All efforts of the Afghan government to avoid civilian casualties have not yielded any positive results and our innocent countrymen are still killed in anti-terrorism operations."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Karzai was condemning the killing of 76 civilians, mostly children, by a US airstrike in western Afghanistan.

Exchange Rates
$£€United States, DollarEuroCanada, DollarJapan, YenUnited Kingdom, Pound
United States, Dollar-0.6791.046109.50.545
Euro1.471-1.540161.20.802
Canada, Dollar0.9550.649-104.60.520
Japan, Yen0.0090.0060.009-0.004
United Kingdom, Pound1.8341.2461.920200.9-

Georgia
  • EU to send fact-finders to Georgian conflict zones
  • Bush condemns Russian recognition of Georgian provinces
  • Russia to defend Abkhazia, South Ossetia if they are attacked
  • Russia informs UN chief of decision to recognise Georgian regions

    Football
  • Featured California State Parks
  • Miami Dolphins coach shows tough love to QB Henne
  • Zimmer looking for punchers
  • Ravens get DE Marques Douglas in trade with Bucs

    Subscribe
    Get Atlanta Leader headlines sent daily.

    Add Headlines
    Add Atlanta news headlines to your site.
    Start here.
    Atlanta Leader
    Breaking News
    NATO urges Russia to reverse recognition of breakaway regions
    NATO member states Wednesday called on Russia to reverse its recognition of the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions, warning Moscow that Georgia's security and stability were 'important' to the...

    Georgian president fears leaving country for EU summit
    Berlin, Aug 27 (RIA Novosti) Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili has said he will not attend a European Union (EU) summit to address his country's conflict with Russia, as he fears Moscow would not let him...

    Medvedev calls on Georgian president to resign
    Russian President Dimitry Medvedev has issued a thinly veiled call for Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to resign in an article published in the London-based Financial Times...

    More breaking stories
    World News
    British troops in grave danger in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan is now more dangerous for British troops than Iraq has ever been, a new report has revealed....

    UK minister in meeting with Ukraine on fears of Russian takeover
    UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is meeting leaders in Ukraine to talk about what he has called "Russian...

    Hijackers allow passengers to leave
    The hijackers of a Sudanese plane flown to Libya have freed all 95 passengers on...

    More international stories
    Business News
    U.S. stock markets close in positive territory
    U.S. equity markets had a rare up day Wednesday with all indices finishing in the...

    Japanese cars picked up across the board
    Strong demand has improved global sales for Japanese...

    US dollar once again in decline
    The dollar has lost ground against the euro, a day after hitting a six-month high against the single currency....

    More business stories

    Atlanta Leader
    The Atlanta Leader is essentially a local Atlanta newspaper, but with a national and international perspective, designed to provide readers with a one-stop shop for Atlanta, national US, regional, and world news coverage, weather and sports information, with live updates on breaking business stories, and what's happening in the financial markets.

    The biggest advantage we have is that we are an online newspaper, which means we are constantly refreshing our stories as more and more information comes to hand. Often when a story breaks the initial details are sketchy.

    We and our sources around the world work hard to gather more information, verify facts, and provide a perspective of the major stories. Expert opinion often accompanies our articles to better inform readers, and provide a more complete understanding
    of the news we deliver.

    Financial markets and business reports are regular features as we pin down what's happening, and constantly refresh stock market indice readings, dollar currency rates, and breaking business news reports. Our world sports coverage is a priority, as is our regional news.

    We like to think if you're looking for breaking news out of Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, or the world, you'll look for it first at the Atlanta Leader.

    Feedback
  • Comments or suggestions for this site? Use our contact page.
  • Have your say. Post on our letters forum.
  • See what others say on our letters forum.
  • Atlanta Weather
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Wednesday 83°F/28°CThunderstorm
    Thursday 86°F/30°CPartly Cloudy
    Friday 88°F/31°CPartly Cloudy
    Saturday 90°F/32°CChance of a Thunderstorm
    Sunday 88°F/31°CChance of a Thunderstorm

    Georgia Weather

    Movie Review

    More Atlanta News
  • DNC Roll Call Now Underway
  • Inflation will diminish over the rest of 2008
  • HS Senior Charged In School Arson
  • Red Sox acquire Kotsay from Braves
  • TiVo swings to $2.9M Q2 profit
  • Police Shoot Man Near Courthouse

    Editorials
  • Davenport Lifts Boil Water Order
  • Stamping out classroom disparity
  • beyond the top-two primary
  • Recount In Mullenax-Reddout Race Scheduled for Thursday
  • Brothers Accused of Home Invasion
  • Fire Destroys Home Near Lake Wales

    Internet
  • Now, a website where curry lovers can track their orders as they cook!
  • Ayurvedic medicines sold online
  • Fans protest shutdown of "Mad Men" feed
  • Stocks Rise Ahead of Dell
  • Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 offers some nifty new features

    Have Your Say
    How do you rate the Beijing Olympics?


    News Search

    Search the News

     

    Hotel Review
    The Shelbourne
    The Shelbourne

    I walked around St Stephen's Green, Europe's largest garden square, to the Shelbourne Hotel, which is managed by Renaissance, a...


    Space
  • NASA Mars Lander digs three times deeper than any other trench for soil sample
  • Astronomers catch massive galaxies in the act of merging 4 billion yrs ago
  • NASA rover on its way out of Martian crater
  • A Patel Motel on the moon