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Georgia preparing for war, says Russia
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Gori: Georgia does not want war in its breakaway South Ossetia region, President Mikhail Saakashvili said on Thursday after Russia said overnight clashes in the province showed Tbilisi was preparing for conflict. South Ossetia said 18 people had been wounded in what it described as heavy overnight artillery bombardment of the breakaway capital...
photo: AP Photo / Shakh Aivazov, Pool

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<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Philip Bowring: A hobbled election in Hong Kong</span>
Philip Bowring: A hobbled election in Hong Kong
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: This territory is in the throes of an election campaign for its law-making Legislative...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Climate change catastrophe by degrees</span>
Climate change catastrophe by degrees
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Bob Watson rightly warns us to prepare for 4C global warming. To avoid that, we must make...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Violence runs through this &#39;stable&#39; India, built on poverty and injustice</span>
Violence runs through this 'stable' India, built on poverty and injustice
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The country the west loves to call a peaceful, capitalist success has a terrorism death toll...
Politics, pollution, pomp mark Games' beginning
Buildings in Beijing's central business district are seen through haze in Beijing Thursday Aug. 7, 2008, one day prior to the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Kansas City StarFull News Article
BEIJING - All it takes is one step into this city's brand-new, massive, futuristic airport to realize the world is about to witness the most grandiose Olympics ever staged, a $40 billion coming-out party for a nation desperate to establish itself as...
photo: AP / Greg Baker
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Kashmir strike as tensions rise
Kashmiri muslimride a bicycle in front of closed shops during a strike to protest attacks on Muslims and the economic blockade of the valley in Srinagar August 6, 2008.
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Muslims in Indian-administered Kashmir are on strike for a second successive day as tensions rise in a land row. Shops in the Muslim-dominated Kashmir valley are shut and roads deserted. Muslims are angry at Hindus reportedly attacking members of...
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
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Sodomy charge is `treacherous'
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, center, waves as he leaves the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008.
Hong Kong StandardFull News Article
Malaysia's top opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was charged yesterday with what he dismissed as a "treacherous" accusation of sodomy, but remained free on bail to campaign for a by- election to parliament. //--> Eilleen Ng Friday, August 08, 2008...
photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin
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Olympics cleanup hides real Beijing
A cook at a Beijing streetside restaurant stretches dough to make "pulled noodles" for hot soup in the early morning hours of Friday, Dec 20, 1996. Steam rises off from pots of boiling water used for noodles, dumplings and steamed bre
InquirerFull News Article
BEIJING—It all began when my colleague Steve's favorite noodle lady was forced to close down. Soon after, the ice pop lady was gone, followed by the scary fruit guy. Then, a few weeks ago, the shabby apartment complex across the street from mine was...
photo: AP / Lois Raimondo
 Beijing   Culture   Olympics   Photos   Society
Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
An Indonesian man carries his daughter as he wades through a flood area in North Jakarta (js1)
The StarFull News Article
OSLO (Reuters) - Tropical downpours are becoming more frequent and the trend seems worse than expected, bringing greater risks of flash floods, scientists said on Thursday. "As the tropics warm are seeing an increased frequency in the heaviest...
photo: AP / Irwin Fedriansyah
Climate   Global Warming   Photos   Science   UN
Demonstrators defy Chavez
Leopoldo Lopez, center, mayor of Chacao district, leads a protest against Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Hundreds of Venezuelans protested against a Supreme Court ruling barring a list of mostly opposition candidates from running in state and local elections in Novemb
NZ HeraldFull News Article
Hundreds of Venezuelans, including Leopoldo Lopez (centre), Mayor of Chacao district, protest against a blacklist of opposition candidates. Photo / AP Riot police used tear gas yesterday to block hundreds of Venezuelans protesting at the latest moves...
photo: AP / Fernando Llano
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MAS inks deal with Tabung Haji" The Star
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Games to turn investors on or off China?" The Times of India
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Concern over French nuclear safety" The Times
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Company recalls beef linked to Va. E. coli cases" Buffalo News
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Emirates' fuel-buying balancing act blown off course" NZ Herald
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Basic Energy ties up with Dubai-based group" The Philippine Star
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After SBI, fake notes found in ICICI Agra branch" The Times of India
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Indian Railways eyes African market to export locomotives" The Times of India
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Dollar extends 9-week high against euro" CNN
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Oil holds steady near $119 a barrel" CNN
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Yen near seven-month low against dollar" Inquirer
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Experts offer tips to help college students save" Chicago Sun-Times
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Chinese Islamic group issues new Olympic threat" The Examiner
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Gloria's terror gambit" The Manila Times
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'Give Osama's driver at least 30 years'" The Australian
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Osama bin Laden a generous boss, says driver Salim Hamdan" The Australian
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Mia Farrow to air alternative 'Darfur Olympics'" The Boston Globe
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Bush Arrives in Beijing For Summer Olympics" Wall Street Journal
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Tibet exiles protest against China in Nepal, India" Philadelphia Daily News
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Beijing air 'safe for athletes'" BBC News
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Pair of League of Women Voters members keep Snohomish County voters tuned in to candidates" Seattle Times
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An olive branch from the Dalai Lama" International Herald Tribune
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Occupation has only corrupted Israel's democracy" Daily Star Lebanon
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Bush: China must end detentions, ensure freedoms" San Diego
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Beijing smog makes for a painful jog" The Times
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Media: Air NZ sceptical about rugby rewards" NZ Herald
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Bayern's Hoeness hits out at Russian tycoon Abramovich" The Guardian
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Sports league bounces back" Penn Live
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Beauty salons teach women about stroke" Scientific American
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Strange sex life of melons exposed" The Daily Telegraph
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High vitamin C intake may cut diabetes risk" Scientific American
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Giant Smelly Flower Puts on Sex Show in Belgium" ABC News
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Residents want city gas drilling permits stopped" Houston Chronicle
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Getting to the root of depression" The Star
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Global warming brings more rainfall, study says" The Charlotte Observer
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Organic produce is no better for you than food grown with pesticides, new research claims" The Daily Mail
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