OH DEAR, what has happened to the knight on the white horse?
This week, many of Barack Obama's admirers were shocked. Up to now, it had been believed that the huge sums of money flowing into the coffers of his campaign came from anonymous citizens, each sending a check for 100 or 200 dollars.
Once upon a time in a kingdom of beautiful magnolia trees and big black bears lived a little boy named Johnnie, who was the prettiest boy in town. Little Johnnie could also talk with flowery words and sweet care for the poor people who lived in the woods and in the alleys in his kingdom. But first he had to grow up.
At least five people have been killed and three injured in a series of bombings in the western province of Xinjiang, according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency.
Russian and Georgian medalists have shared a podium and an embrace at the Beijing Olympics, calling for peace in the escalating dispute between their two countries.