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Free radical
She was the British journalist captured by the Taliban trying to get into Afghanistan wearing a burka. Now she is a convert to Islam and a fierce critic of the West...Islam Online has recently voted her most recognisable woman in the Islamic world, a truly astonishing announcement.
Bush’s Olympic Doctrine
President Bush defended his decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. "The Chinese people are watching very carefully about the decisions by world leaders and I happen to believe that not going to the opening ceremony for the games would be an affront to the Chinese people, which may make it more difficult to be able to speak frankly with the Chinese leadership," the president said as he outlined the official justification for what might be termed Bush's Olympic Doctrine.
We’re for free media, minister says
The media bill to be tabled in Parliament later this year seeks to further promote media freedom in Tanzania...Mkuchika said Tanzania believed in collective self-reliance among developing countries which, he argued, should look inwards for solutions to their problems.
Bush defends decision to attend Olympics
President Bush on Sunday defended his decision to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games next month, saying that skipping the event "would be an affront to the Chinese people."
Is China ready for the Olympics?
In the swish surroundings of the former US embassy in Beijing, the medals for this summer's Olympic Games were recently unveiled...But while venues and transport facilities seem ready, there are doubts about some other Olympic plans - not least as regards Beijing's poor air quality.
Behave during Olympics, China tells citizens
China has asked its citizens to display good manners and improve professional ethics to create a "sound social environment" for the games. Local governments, especially of host and co-host cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianji, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Qingdao have been asked to step up efforts to promote "civilised manners" and "social volunteering".
Nation whose time has come
After the tumult of the 15 days of Olympic competition and festivities in Beijing in August has died down, China will still be left with the three-year task of rebuilding from the ruins of the Sichuan earthquake and the even more demanding task of running its steaming economy and delivering increasing living standards for its 1.3 billion people. But, one way or another, it's likely the Australia-China relationship will become more interwoven in the proces
China will hold Olympics on its own terms
China is ready to stage the most elaborate games, and it has left little to chance in a coming out party worthy of a superpower. The opening ceremony will surely dazzle, buses will run on time and there is about as much chance of Sweden winning the medal count as there is of a television camera catching any protester within a mile of Tiananmen Square.
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