Unix Timestamp: 1218931200
Sunday, August 17. 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Iran announces it has launched a satellite launch-capable Safir rocket. //www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHAF75296620080817 (Reuters) //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7566804.stm (BBC News)

Michael Phelps surpasses Mark Spitz in Gold Medals won at a single Olympics, winning eight.

The Afghan National Army kills 28 Taliban insurgents as the militants attempt an ambush of a convoy in Zabul province. //www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL33004220080817 (Reuters)

American swimmer Michael Phelps wins gold as the butterfly leg of the winning Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay team. With the relay victory, Phelps earns his eighth gold medal (5 individual, 3 relay), setting a record for most golds at an Olympic games, beating Mark Spitz's previous record of 7 set in 1972. //www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=aZkqk09.Al4Arefer=home (Bloomberg)