Time running out for China quake survivors
 Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. Nations:[China][South Korea][Singapore][Japan] People:[Wen Jiabao][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-16 China races to bury quake dead, manage survivors
China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people. Nations:[China][Japan] People:[Wen Jiabao][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-15 China's Hu wraps up Japan tour
Chinese President Hu Jintao will Saturday visit the sights of Japan's ancient capital of Nara, wrapping up his five-day tour aimed at mending strained ties. People:[Yasuo Fukuda][Koizumi Junichiro][Hu Jintao][Jiang Zemin] Activities:[2008 Hu Jintao's Japan Visit] 2008-05-09 China's Hu tells Japan not to fear
Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday that Japan had nothing to fear from his country's rise and engaged in a round of ping-pong diplomacy on a visit aimed at easing decades of tension. People:[Yasuo Fukuda][Shinzo Abe][Koizumi Junichiro][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Hu Jintao's Japan Visit] 2008-05-08 'Baby Mama' delivers $18.3 million at weekend box office
"Baby Mama," Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's comedy about surrogate motherhood, delivered the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $18.3 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. People:[Amy Poehler][Tina Fey][Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-27 'Forbidden Kingdom' fights to top of box office with $20.9M
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A martial arts dream team -- Jackie Chan and Jet Li -- won the weekend as their movie matchup "The Forbidden Kingdom" debuted at No. 1 with $20.9 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. People:[Jason Segel][Al Pacino][Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-20 World finance leaders tackle bank reform
World financial leaders facing the gravest economic crisis in at least a decade are pledging tighter control of banks and other financial institutions and hoping the U.S. slump is short. Nations:[U.S.][Germany][Italy][Japan][U.K.][France] People:[Henry Paulson][Ben Bernanke] Activities:[2008 U.S. Recession][2007 Global Credit Crunch] 2008-04-12 Japan govt, media groups concerned as shrine film pulled
A controversial documentary on a Tokyo war shrine looks unlikely to be screened in Japan amid pressure from right-wingers, prompting the government and media groups to cry foul on Tuesday. Nations:[Japan][South Korea][Hong Kong] Activities:[Japan's War Shrine] 2008-04-01 41 Taliban killed in south Afghanistan
Afghan and international forces killed 41 Taliban militants in a battle in southern Afghanistan, and a suicide car bomb attack on a convoy of U.S. troops left six Afghan civilians dead in Kabul, U.S. and Afghan officials said Thursday. Nations:[Afghanistan] Activities:[Afghan Terror War] 2008-03-13 Police have suspect in UNC killing
Detectives are searching for a man videotaped using the ATM card of the University of North Carolina student body president who was shot to death and dumped on a city street, police said Saturday. Activities:[Eve Carson Murder] 2008-03-08 Bush vows to press China on rights at Olympics
US President George W. Bush said Thursday he would attend the Beijing Olympics in August as a sports fan, but vowed not to be "shy" about pushing China on human rights as well as Darfur and Myanmar. People:[George W. Bush][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics][China-U.S.][Darfur Genocide Crisis] 2008-02-28 Athletes resist pressure to play politics in Beijing
Britain's climb-down last weekend looks to have ended attempts to gag athletes at the Beijing Olympics but there is growing resentment among top Olympians about pressure on them to speak out on political issues. Nations:[China][U.K.][U.S.][Canada][Italy][Germany] People:[Justine Henin][Steven Spielberg] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics][Darfur Genocide Crisis] 2008-02-15
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