Sure, we cheer for our own nation's athletes, but we find ourselves rooting for little guys from little countries too. (Case in point: Who can forget the Jamaican bobsledders?) For these reasons, I've always particularly loved the opening and ...
President George Bush's decision to attend the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing and ignore calls for a boycott. U.S. lawmakers and activist groups have urged Mr. Bush not to attend the ceremony to protest China's human rights ...
Cypriot government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said he is eager to attend the upcoming opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games together with President Demetris Christofias, and believes the Games will be a great success. Stefanou said he ...
Download (MP3) Butty interview with Fowler - Listen (MP3) Human right activists say they are disappointed with President Bush's decision to attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The announcement by the White House ...
Chinese commuters wait for their buses in front of a 2008 Olympic billboard in Beijing. Photograph: Reuters China's Olympic organisers received a political filip today as George Bush accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony, despite ...
President Nicolas Sarkozy is to attend the August 8 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, which he threatened to boycott over China's recent crackdown in Tibet, Le Monde newspaper reported on Friday. The French newspaper of reference reported in its ...
An envoy for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said Friday that the latest round of talks with China were "one of the most difficult sessions" held so far, but that he will return for more discussions after the Beijing Olympics. Lodi Gyari said ...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was told by the Chinese media earlier this week he wasn't welcome in Beijing next month for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games, will attend the event, French media reported Friday. The newspaper Le ...
China has taken sweeping steps to prevent any protests or violence during the Games in August, and the restive regions of Tibet and Xinjiang have been a particular target. Yang's warnings came as officials sought to contain a riot in the county of ...
D u Qinglin, head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, recently met with two Dalai Lama representatives, Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, and said that "the door of dialogue is always open." ...