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 China |
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Jail for rights activist Hu Jia, 34, a prominent activist who publicised human rights abuses across China has been convicted of subversion and jailed for 3
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| Apr.5 |
Paris |
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Sarkozy aide 'misquoted' on Games
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 Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance French President will not attend the opening ceremony of this summer's Games in Beijing unless China opens a dialogue with the Dalai Lama
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| Apr.6 |
 London |
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 Angry protests as torch reaches London  Protesters scuffled with police and made attempts to grab the Olympic torch as its arrival triggered angry demonstrations over China
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| Apr.7 |
Paris |
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Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
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Beijing |
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IOC president concerned about Tibet
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Beijing |
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China vows to keep torch on track Beijing has said no force can stop the world relay of the Olympic flame as it faces new protests on the Californian leg of its journey
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| Apr.8 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Protests ahead of torch relay  Hundreds of pro-Tibet protesters have marched in San Francisco, as the Olympic torch arrived for the US leg of its relay
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| Apr.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay | Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes. The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Be... | |
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Olympics to 'rebound from crisis' The head of the International Olympic Committee has said the Beijing Games will rebound from 'crisis' after protests along the torch route
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| Apr.10 |
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 UN chief to miss Olympics opening Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics due to 'schedule issues'
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 Dalai Lama: Don't tell protesters to shut up The Dalai Lama said he supports China's hosting of the Summer Olympics
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35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot China says Islamic terrorists planned to attack Beijing, Shanghai with poisonous gas and explosives to sabotage the Summer Games
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| Apr.12 |
China |
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 Taiwan, China hold historic meeting| Taiwan's vice president-elect met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the highest-level political contact between the governments in 60 years | |
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| Apr.14 |
Beijing |
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Building ban for Olympics
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China 'now top carbon polluter' China has already overtaken the US as the world's 'biggest polluter'. The country's greenhouse gas emissions have been underestimated
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| Apr.16 |
New Delhi |
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Torch arrives amid cheers and protests
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| Apr.19 |
Beijing |
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Anti-French rallies across China Protesters in several cities have gathered to demand a boycott of French products and denounce campaigns for Tibetan independence
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| Apr.20 |
Beijing |
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China urges 'rational' protests China has urged its citizens to be calm amid further anti-Western protests, focused on French supermarket chain Carrefour
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| Apr.21 |
Malaysia |
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Chinese students cheer torch relay
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| Apr.22 |
Beijing |
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China softly reining in protests After more than a week of protests there are indications the Chinese government is making an effort to rein in the anger
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| Apr.23 |
 Australia |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch Map of Canberra Australia 5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries
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| Apr.24 |
Beijing |
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Olympics sponsors targeted over Darfur Dream for Darfur said 16 companies including General Electric, Coca-Cola and Microsoft have shown 'moral cowardice'
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| Apr.27 |
China |
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Train collision kills at least 66 Map of Zibo China| A passenger train traveling from Beijing to the coastal city of Qingdao derailed and hit a second passenger train in eastern China. 10 carriages of the Beijing train toppled into a ditch in the pre-dawn crash ... | |
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| Apr.29 |
Tibet |
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17 sentenced for alleged roles in riots A court sentenced 17 people, including 6 monks, to jail sentences ranging from 3 years to life imprisonment for their roles in riots in Lhas...
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| Apr.30 |
 Hong Kong |
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Olympic flame arrives in Hong Kong Authorities deported at least 7 activists before the flame's arrival and braced for possible protests and the arrival of more activists
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 CIA: China is not an 'inevitable enemy' Michael Hayden, the director of the CIA, told an audience at Kansas State University that China is 'not the inevitable enemy' of the U.S.
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Eisenhower nixed nuke attack in '58 President Eisenhower overruled his military commanders, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China
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