en-auCorrespondents report from around the world.http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:51:00 +1000Copyright 2008 Australian Broadcasting Corporation.currentaffairs@your.abc.net.aucurrentaffairs@your.abc.net.auhttp://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/img/correspondents_55x55.jpgno It's said that truth is the first casualty of war, and the modern military is well aware that controlling information can be a formidable weapon. Over the past 10 days, the world has been watching the Georgian and Russian forces fight over the disputed breakaway region of South Ossetia. And most people have just been trying to work out what's going on. http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/content/2008/s2337427.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:01:00 +1000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/cr/200808/20080816cr01-ossetia-tour.mp3 A week has now passed for China's Olympic Games. It seems that the Communist nation is having some trouble mixing sport with fun, especially when it comes to allowing the ordinary Chinese public to revel in the Games. http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/content/2008/s2337443.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:07:00 +1000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/cr/200808/20080816cr02china-face.mp3 Power sharing negotiations between Zimbabwe's political rivals are underway. The key players are in South Africa this weekend to attend a regional summit and both President Robert Mugabe and Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai are under intense pressure to strike a deal. At home the economy has deteriorated even further and people are desperate for food. Australian Jim Holland is living in Harare with his wife Sekai, an Opposition senator, and he has told our Africa correspondent, Andrew Geoghegan, that Zimbabweans are losing hope. http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/content/2008/s2337446.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:15:00 +1000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/cr/200808/20080816cr03zimbabwe-jimholland.mp3 Driving across America the list of "firsts", "largest", and "most spectacular" or tributes to past and living greats are never ending. In the southern state of Tennessee, there's Elvis Presley's Graceland, Dolly Parton's Dollywood, and scores of competing museums devoted to Davy Crockett. But as our New York based correspondent, Ginny Stein, discovered on a visit this week to the former railway terminus of Chattanooga in the southern city of Tennessee, it is also where one memorable moment in motoring history began and a small group of Australians are amongst those honoured. http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/content/2008/s2337447.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:20:00 +1000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/cr/200808/20080816cr04tow-truck.mp3