China stems hurdler gloom as medal tally rises
BEIJING (Reuters) - China praised injured national hero Liu Xiang on Tuesday, smothering disappointment that he limped away from his hurdles heat by stressing its dominance of the Olympics medals table.
Nations:Argentina Brazil Nigeria Kenya Russia People:Yelena Isinbayeva Liu Xiang Xi Jinping Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-19
U.S. beat China in hot ticket game
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. men's basketball team overpowered Olympic hosts China 101-70 on Sunday after a pre-game huddle with President George W. Bush.
Nations:Argentina Lithuania Russia Germany Australia Spain People:Carmelo Anthony Dirk Nowitzki Dwyane Wade LeBron James George W. Bush Yao Ming Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-10
China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly
BEIJING - China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.
Nations:Afghanistan Nepal Turkey Argentina Kenya Germany People:Dirk Nowitzki Roger Federer LeBron James Vladimir Putin Yao Ming Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-08
China's Games party set for "Big bang" start
BEIJING (Reuters) - China stages the most expensive opening ceremony in Olympic history on Friday, keen to put the world spotlight on its modern face and the sports action after a build-up that fired up the Communist government's critics.
Nations:Ivory Coast Argentina Brazil Russia People:George W. Bush Yao Ming Steven Spielberg Zhang Yimou Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-07
China warns protesters, Tiananmen hosts music
BEIJING (Reuters) - China allowed a first foreign orchestra concert in Tiananmen Square on Sunday but also issued warnings to would-be protesters in delicate efforts to show openness while avoiding embarrassment at the Olympics.
Nations:Argentina Brazil Australia China People:Liu Xiang Wen Jiabao Yao Ming Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-03
Prosecutor charges Sudan president with genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has filed genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Nations:Netherlands Argentina Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-07-14
Anheuser-Busch being sold to InBev for $52B
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The maker of the King of Beers has agreed to go to work for the Belgian brewer InBev SA.
Nations:U.S. Argentina Brazil Mexico Russia Activities:InBev Buys Anheuser Source:(AP)
2008-07-14
Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008
NHA TRANG, Vietnam - Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.
Nations:Venezuela Colombia Mexico El Salvador Argentina Russia People:Riyo Mori Melanie Brown Donald Trump Activities:2008 Miss Universe Source:(AP)
2008-07-14
Wong Kar-wai to head Shanghai film festival jury
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai will head the jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held June 14-22.
Nations:Czech Republic Lithuania Israel Denmark Argentina New Zealand People:Anthony Minghella Wong Kar-Wai Joan Chen Activities:2008 Shanghai Film Festival Source:(AP)
2008-06-06
Spice Girls to launch world comeback tour
The Spice Girls will launch their worldwide comeback tour this weekend, vowing the return of "girl power" more than a decade after making it a buzzword for a generation of teenagers.
Nations:U.S. U.K. Canada Argentina Spain Australia People:Melanie Brown Geri Halliwell Victoria Beckham
2007-11-29
Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?
Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world's most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword "sex" on Google search engines, according to statistics provided by Google Inc (GOOG.O).
Nations:Australia U.S. Canada U.K. Pakistan Mexico People:David Beckham Britney Spears Kate Moss Tom Cruise
2007-10-17
Adventurer Steve Fossett's plane missing
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who has cheated death time and again in his successful pursuit of aviation records, was missing Tuesday after taking off in a single-engine plane the day before to scout locations for a land-speed record, officials said.
Nations:Tanzania Argentina Switzerland People:Steve Fossett
2007-09-04
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