Host China wins gold medal race; US first overall
BEIJING - China proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. The United States, Britain and an array of small nations also had reasons to celebrate.
Nations:Russia Germany Afghanistan Jamaica Tunisia Pakistan People:Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Phelps wins 8th gold medal; breaks tie with Spitz
BEIJING - Michael Phelps locked arms with his three teammates, as though they were in a football huddle calling a play, then hugged each one of them. It took a team to make him the grandest of Olympic champions. And one last big push from Phelps himself.
Nations:Germany Japan Tunisia U.S. Canada People:Brendan Hansen Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Natalie Coughlin Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-17
Al-Qaida brand helps Algerian militants
Nabil Belkacemi was 15 when he disappeared in April.
Nations:Algeria Tunisia People:Osama bin Laden
2007-12-18
China censors ratchet up Web monitoring
At first, Liu Xiaoyuan just fumed when his online journal postings disappeared with no explanation. Then he decided to do something few if any of China's censored bloggers had tried. He sued his service provider.
Nations:China Tunisia Vietnam People:Hu Jintao Activities:China Control of Internet
2007-10-12
First U.S. troops in drawdown plan leave Iraq
The first U.S. military unit scheduled to withdraw from Iraq under President George W. Bush's plan to cut troop levels has left the war zone.
Nations:Iraq Tunisia Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-09-29
Suicide bombings around Iraq kill 46
A suicide car bomb struck a restaurant in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 19 people and wounding 35, police said.
Nations:Iraq Tunisia Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2007-04-23
China leading crackdown on Internet: media watchdog
Backed by "armies" of cyber-police, China is spearheading an increasingly sophisticated movement by repressive regimes to restrict the Internet, a global media watchdog said in its annual report.
Nations:China Libya Syria Tunisia Vietnam People:Hu Jintao Activities:China Control of Internet
2007-02-02
European minorities torn between worlds
Nacera Berrouba, a young Algerian in Paris, says she couldn't get the job she dreamed of until she dyed her hair blond.
Nations:Netherlands U.K. France Spain Germany Italy People:Nicolas Sarkozy Tony Blair
2006-11-25
WHO says cancer killed 7.5 million people in 2005
Seven and a half million people worldwide died from cancer in 2005 and the number of cases in the Middle East is expected to soar over the next 15 years, Moroccan news agency MAP quoted the World Health Organization as saying.
Nations:Somalia Bahrain Libya Sudan Afghanistan Palestine
2006-09-16
Spain beats Tunisia; makes case for title
The substitutes saved the day for Spain, carrying it into the next round of the World Cup.
Nations:Tunisia Ukraine France Spain Activities:2006 Soccer World Cup
2006-06-19
U.S.: 3 Guantanamo inmates hanged selves
Three Guantanamo Bay detainees hanged themselves with nooses made of sheets and clothes, the commander of the detention center said, bringing further condemnation of the isolated camp where hundreds of men have been held for years without charge.
Nations:Afghanistan Yemen Tunisia Saudi Arabia U.S. Activities:CIA Prison Scandal
2006-06-11
46 Bodies Found in Wave of Iraqi Violence
A major Sunni Arab bloc Thursday suspended talks with Shiite and Kurdish parties on a new government after scores of Sunni mosques were attacked and dozens of bodies found in a wave of reprisal violence following the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine.
Nations:Iraq Libya Tunisia U.S. Egypt People:Jalal Talabani Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2006-02-23
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