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BEIJING - Martial arts student Cheng Jianghua only saw the army barracks he stayed in and the stadium where he performed at the spectacular Olympics opening ceremony. But his sacrifices were minor - other performers were injured, fainted from heatstroke or forced to wear adult diapers so the show could go on.
September 03, 2008
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By GILLIAN WONG
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
ALGIERS, Algeria - A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-rigged car into a police academy as recruits lined up to register for classes, killing at least 43 people. It was the deadliest attack in the North African country since the 1990s.
September 03, 2008
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By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Belgium - NATO pulled its punches against Russia on Tuesday, suspending formal contacts as punishment for the Georgia invasion but bucking U.S. pressure for more severe penalties.
September 03, 2008
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By MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
BAGHDAD - Iraq's largest Sunni party accused government security forces of sectarian bias Tuesday after soldiers arrested a Sunni university president and a Sunni provincial council member northeast of Baghdad.
September 03, 2008
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By ROBERT H. REID
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's president urged Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir during talks Tuesday to act responsibly and to end the suffering in the devastated Darfur region.
September 03, 2008
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By C. ONUR ANT
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
PYONGYANG, North Korea - Call it skateboard diplomacy.
August 30, 2008
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By BURT HERMAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
LONDON - The U.N. Human Rights Committee is criticizing Britain over its tough counterterrorism laws, legislation that limits free speech and the use of an Indian Ocean territory to secretly move suspected terrorists without legal process.
August 30, 2008
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By PAISLEY DODDS
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia's president grudgingly signed a truce with Russia Friday, even as he denounced the Russians as invading barbarians and accused the West of all but encouraging them to overrun his country. A stone-faced Condoleezza Rice, standing alongside, said Russian troops must withdraw immediately from their smaller neighbor.
August 30, 2008
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By MATTHEW LEE and ANNE GEARAN
Associated Press Writers
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Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - With impeachment proceedings looming, the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit built Friday as both his rivals and allies confirmed back-channel talks were under way that could ease him out.
August 30, 2008
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By NAHAL TOOSI
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
BAGHDAD - A passenger van packed with explosives blew up Friday at a bus station north of Baghdad where Shiite pilgrims had stopped for the night, killing four people and wounding dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
August 30, 2008
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By ROBERT H. REID
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
TBILISI, Georgia - Western leaders engaged in intense diplomacy Friday to persuade Russia to pull troops out of Georgia, but tensions soared after a top Russian general warned that Poland had exposed itself to attack by striking a missile defense deal with the United States.
August 30, 2008
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By MATTI FRIEDMAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
LONDON - The finish line is looming for the greyhounds of Walthamstow Stadium, a London landmark frequented by everyone from Winston Churchill to Brad Pitt and where David Beckham worked as a teenager.
August 30, 2008
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By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Officials briefly confiscated the passports of Zimbabwe's top opposition leader and two aides as they tried to fly to South Africa Thursday to attend a regional summit.
August 29, 2008
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By ANGUS SHAW
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
BAGHDAD - A female suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens, police said. It was the deadliest in a series of attacks on travelers heading to the holy city of Karbala for a major religious festival.
August 29, 2008
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By SAMEER N. YACOUB
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
PARIS - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will ask Georgia to sign a cease-fire agreement with Russia that includes apparent concessions to Moscow but preserves Georgian borders, a U.S. official said Thursday.
August 29, 2008
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By MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
