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May 8, 2008 - 10:15:34 PM
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Hong Kong Embraces Olympic Torch
HONG KONG — Thousands of mainland Chinese and Hong Kong residents cheered the Olympic torch through the streets of Hong Kong on Friday during the largely peaceful first leg of its three-month trip through China.
A small crowd jeered, threw a few eggs and physically blocked a march by about 20 activists who tried to follow the torch relay while calling for human rights and democracy in China.
May 2, 2008 - 8:05:48 PM
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Beijing Air Terminal Goes All Out for the Games
BEIJING — Beijing airport’s new Terminal 3 — twice the size of the Pentagon — is the largest building in the world. Adorned with the colors of imperial China and a roof that evokes the scales of a dragon, the massive glass- and steel-sheathed structure, designed by the renowned British architect Norman Foster, cost $3.8 billion and can handle more than 50 million passengers a year. The developers call it the “most advanced airport building in the world,” and say it was completed in less than four years, a timetable some believed impossible.
May 2, 2008 - 4:13:18 PM
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Zimbabwe Officials Say Runoff Needed
JOHANNESBURG — After more than a month’s delay, Zimbabwe’s Election Commission officially announced the results of the disputed March 29 presidential elections on Friday, saying that the opposition candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, had won more votes than the incumbent president, Robert Mugabe, but not enough to avoid a runoff. Mr. Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, won 47.9 percent of the vote to Mr. Mugabe’s 43.2 percent, the election officials said. The third major candidate, Simba Makoni...
May 2, 2008 - 4:06:25 PM
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Hamas changes stance, saying it's open to Gaza-only truce
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Senior Hamas representatives said Tuesday that the militant group is willing to accept a cease-fire limited to the Gaza Strip, dropping a long-standing demand that the West Bank be included in a halt to fighting with Israel.
It was a significant concession, but any deal appeared distant, because Hamas also insists Israel reopen Gaza's border crossings and Israeli officials say they won't negotiate with the Islamic militants.
Apr 22, 2008 - 3:17:02 PM
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Israel at 60: A vibrant nation still in search of itself
JERUSALEM - The story of Israel at 60 is the tale of a little town named Sderot whose children play indoors because of Palestinian rockets, of a world-class tech industry that pioneered Wi-Fi and instant messaging, of a nation filled with pride and fierce patriotism, yet living in fear of annihilation from abroad and of a demographic time bomb at home. Six decades after fighting six Arab armies to realize the ancient dream of a Jewish return to Zion, Israel is still searching for its identity...
Apr 19, 2008 - 3:58:23 PM
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05/15/2008 12:03 AM
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Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand
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 AP - Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.
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05/14/2008 06:09 PM
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China: Troops rush to plug dam cracks
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 AP - Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.
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05/15/2008 12:13 AM
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Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar
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 AP - The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 — a much larger figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.
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05/14/2008 11:02 PM
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UN chief secures support for more access in Myanmar
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 AP - A frustrated U.N. chief said Wednesday he secured support from Myanmar, its neighbors and key donors Wednesday to increase the flow of cyclone relief aid and to convene a possible donors' conference this month.
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05/14/2008 06:16 PM
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Lebanese Cabinet reverses anti-Hezbollah decisions
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 AP - The U.S.-backed Cabinet on Wednesday reversed measures against the militant Hezbollah movement that set off Lebanon's worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
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05/14/2008 11:16 PM
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Officials look to solve Stanford's cricket investment problems
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 AFP - Cricket chiefs are seeking a compromise to salvage Texan billionaire Allen Stanford's multi-million pound investment in English cricket which threatens to run into conflict with the sport's laws.
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05/14/2008 09:16 PM
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Court: American to testify in Olmert investigation
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AP - An American businessman will give evidence in court this month as part of an investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accepted illegal donations, according to court records released Wednesday.
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