Current events of 5 August 2008 (2008-08-05) (Tuesday) edit history watch

Rwanda formally accuses senior French officials, including former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and late President François Mitterrand, of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and calls for them to be put on trial. (Reuters) U.S. President George W. Bush, on his way to Beijing to attend the Olympics, stops in South Korea and Thailand. (FOX News) A 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Sichuan, China, according to the US Geological Survey. (RTÉ News) (CNN)