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View Article  Chinese citizens are "furious" over Paris torch disrupting

Chinese people feel "furious" after the Beijing Olympic torch is
disrupted by pro-Tibet protesters in Paris.

BEIJING, CHINA (APRIL 7, 2008) (REUTERS)

Chinese citizens were furious on Monday (April 7) after the Olympic
torch was ...   more »

View Article  Further delays in release of Zimbabwe election results

As delays in the release of election results continue, the high court in
Zimbabwe has postponed a decision on the latest MDC legal gambit.

HARARE, ZIMBABWE (APRIL 6 2008) (REUTERS)

 A Zimbabwe court will rule ...   more »

View Article  China jails dissident Hu Jia for three and a half years

A Chinese court hands prominent AIDS activist Hu Jia a three and half year
prison sentence in a trial that has prompted international criticism from
human rights groups.

BEIJING, CHINA (APRIL 3, 2008) (REUTERS)

A ...   more »

View Article  Japan's phallic festival turns into new tourist destination

A 300-year-old fertility festival at a Japanese shrine celebrates the
coming of spring with raunchy symbols making their way down public streets.

 KAWASAKI, JAPAN (APRIL 6, 2008)  (REUTERS)

Nearly 30,000 people flocked to a small ...   more »

View Article  Berlusconi ally threatens 'to take up arms' in row over ballot papers

A threat by one of Silvio Berlusconi's main allies to "take up
arms" in a row over confusing ballot papers for Italy's April 13-14 vote
has infuriated the centre left.

ROME, ITALY (APRIL 7, 2008) ...   more »

View Article  Olympic torch extinguished on Paris run

Chinese and pro-Tibet demonstrators clash as Olympic flame is extinguished
on streets of Paris.

PARIS, FRANCE (APRIL 7, 2008) (REUTERS)

 Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch on Monday (April
7) on the Paris leg of ...   more »

View Article  Who's The Greenest of Them All?

NEWSWEEK: Cover: Who's The Greenest of Them All? Growing Public Concern Over Environment Will Put Pressure on Next President to

Rethink America's Policy on Global Warming Environmental Groups Still Undecided on Which Candidate has Strongest ...   more »