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28 Aug 08
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Millions in India, Tibet flee rising water Severe flooding in northeast India has claimed at least 87 lives, the country's home ministry said Thursday. |
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27 Aug 08
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16 dead in Chinese chemical plant explosion The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in southern China has reached 16, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday. |
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25 Aug 08
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China releases eight U.S. Olympics protesters Eight Americans arrested for planning or staging protests in Beijing were deported to the United States on Sunday, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said. |
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24 Aug 08
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Spectacular finale climaxes Beijing Games China's Olympic organizers on Sunday prepared to bring the 2008 Summer Games to a close with a celebration as extravagant as the kick-off 16 days earlier. |
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22 Aug 08
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Three killed, 100 hurt in China earthquake Three people were killed and about 100 were hurt after an earthquake struck southwestern China, state-run news reports said Friday. |
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21 Aug 08
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Shamed rocker Gary Glitter returns to Thailand Hong Kong customs officials refused entry Thursday to British glam rocker Gary Glitter, making the Chinese territory the second place to turn away the convicted child molester. |
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20 Aug 08
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Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies Read full story for latest details. |
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15 Aug 08
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China to deport five activists Five activists protesting on behalf of Tibet, including three Americans, were arrested Thursday for what Chinese police called "activities against Chinese law" and will be deported, Beijing police said. |
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14 Aug 08
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China quake zone rebuilding to cost $147B Rebuilding China's earthquake-devastated areas is expected to cost $147 billion, a government report released this week said. |
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13 Aug 08
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Protesters, journalist detained in Beijing A British journalist and eight Tibet activists were detained during a protest near an Olympic venue Wednesday, the journalist and an activist group said. |
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12 Aug 08
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Olympic girl seen but not heard A little girl and her song captivated millions of viewers during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. But what they saw was not what they heard. |
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12 Aug 08
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3 police officers slain in western China An attack on a security checkpoint in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region killed three members of the security force and wounded a fourth, state media reported Tuesday. |
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12 Aug 08
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Reports: 3 police officers slain in China Read full story for latest details. |
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11 Aug 08
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Iraq to revive oil deal with China Read full story for latest details. |
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10 Aug 08
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Deadly blasts hit western China Pre-dawn clashes in a remote northwestern county Sunday killed at least eight people, including a security guard, after assailants using handmade explosives attacked police and government facilities, China's state-run Xinhua reported. |
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10 Aug 08
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Deadly blasts hit China's restive Xinjiang Several explosions rocked a county in northwestern China early Sunday, killing at least two people, state-run media reported. |
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09 Aug 08
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American killed in Olympics attack An American man was killed and another U.S. tourist attending the Olympics was wounded in downtown Beijing Saturday by a Chinese man who then killed himself, according to China's official news agency, Xinhua. |
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09 Aug 08
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Beijing Olympics enjoy spectacular ceremony China has opened the 29th Summer Olympics in Beijing with a stunning display of glitz, music, dance and fireworks, marking the start of the biggest -- and most scrutinized -- Games in history. |
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08 Aug 08
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China readies Olympic show for the world Seven years after being awarded the games, China was focused Friday on the beginning of the 2008 Summer Olympics later in the day, kicking off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history. |
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08 Aug 08
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China revokes Games visa for Darfur activist Chinese officials have revoked the visa of former U.S. Olympic speed skater Joey Cheek, an action that has worried the White House. |
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07 Aug 08
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China accuses Bush of meddling China said it is committed to its citizens' "basic rights and freedoms" Thursday and criticized President Bush for meddling in what Beijing says are its internal affairs. |
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07 Aug 08
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China takes Olympic protesters away Read full story for latest details. |
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07 Aug 08
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Bush chides China over human rights U.S. President George W. Bush expressed "deep concerns" over religious freedom and human rights in China on the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a wide-ranging Asian policy speech delivered Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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06 Aug 08
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100,000 security police on guard for Olympics Ten thousand athletes have gathered in China for the Olympics, along with hundreds of thousands of fans and 30,000 journalists. All are being watched over by 100,000 security force members. |
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06 Aug 08
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Musharraf Beijing bound despite home turmoil Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has canceled a trip to attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in China, amid a brewing political standoff in his home country. |
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06 Aug 08
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Death toll rises in latest Sichuan earthquake The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck central China's battered Sichuan province climbed to two Wednesday, with another 22 injured, local emergency officials reported. |
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06 Aug 08
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Beijing cheers arrival of torch relay Read full story for latest details. |
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05 Aug 08
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Deadly earthquake strikes China A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. |
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04 Aug 08
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Helicopter rescues frostbitten K-2 climbers Two Dutch climbers who survived a deadly ice avalanche on K2, the world's second highest mountain on the Pakistan-China border, were airlifted to a Pakistani hospital on Monday, the team's spokesman told CNN. |
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04 Aug 08
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Report: Chinese border attack kills 16 At least 16 police officers were killed, and 16 more were wounded, after an attack on a border police station in western China on Monday morning, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. |
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04 Aug 08
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Report: Deadly attack on Chinese border At least 16 police officers were killed and 16 more were wounded after an attack on a border police station in western China on Monday morning, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. |
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02 Aug 08
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Pollution, Internet, doping dominate Beijing lead-up On the last weekend before the Olympic Games begin in Beijing, Olympic officials were still wrestling with pollution problems, Internet access, and at least one doping case -- albeit an old one. |
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01 Aug 08
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Chinese plea for politics-free Games Read full story for latest details. |
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31 Jul 08
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China issues emergency Olympics smog plan Chinese officials have announced an emergency plan to deal with Beijing's persistent pollution problem as athletes flock toward the country for the start of next week's Olympic Games. |
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31 Jul 08
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China fires back after U.S. criticism The Chinese government blasted U.S. legislators Thursday for calling on the communist nation to end human rights abuses. |
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31 Jul 08
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China to censor Internet access at Olympics Read full story for latest details. |
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30 Jul 08
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France: China, India thwarted WTO talks Read full story for latest details. |
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30 Jul 08
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Iraq cleared to compete in Summer Olympics Iraq will be allowed to compete in next month's Olympic Games in China after agreeing to restore its independent national Olympic panel, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday. |
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29 Jul 08
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China rebuffs human rights report China has rejected a new report which claims it has broken a promise to improve its human rights situation and "betrayed the core values of the Olympics." |
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28 Jul 08
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U.S. issues trade rebuke to China, India Read full story for latest details. |
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25 Jul 08
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China: World's biggest Web population Read full story for latest details. |
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24 Jul 08
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China: Olympic terror plot foiled Police in China have "cracked" an international terrorist group that was planning to attack Olympic venues in Shanghai, state media reported Thursday. |
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23 Jul 08
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China to set up Olympic protest zones Read full story for latest details. |
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23 Jul 08
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Poll: Chinese give government high marks Read full story for latest details. |
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20 Jul 08
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Beijing cuts cars by half as Olympics near Read full story for latest details. |
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18 Jul 08
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China to halt flights for Olympic launch Read full story for latest details. |
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06 Jul 08
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Bush: Olympic boycott would insult Chinese U.S. President George W. Bush has defended his decision to attend next month's Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, saying that to do otherwise "would be an affront to the Chinese people." |
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04 Jul 08
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Tibetans attempt to storm Chinese Embassy Read full story for latest details. |
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04 Jul 08
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Historic China-Taiwan flights begin The first regular charter flights between China's mainland and Taiwan begin in a sign of warming relations between Beijing and Taipei. |
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03 Jul 08
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Bush to attend Beijing Olympics opening President Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, the White House announced Thursday. |
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