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Olympic torch security row stresses Australian-Chinese ties

Thursday's tour in Canberra saw some fights and a dispute over China's tough "torch attendants."
Foreign Policy
With Syria 'reactor' video, U.S. sends a warning

It lets potential nuclear proliferators Iran and North Korea know it's watching.
Tokyo's cat cafes offer serenity in the city

If you don't mind the staff dipping their whiskers in your tea or pouncing on your fur coat, these places are respite from urban chaos.
Chinese good Samaritan saves lives on Nanjing Bridge

Chen Si says he has prevented 144 people from leaping to their deaths in the Yangtze River.
Olympic torch security row stresses Australian-Chinese ties

Thursday's tour in Canberra saw some fights and a dispute over China's tough "torch attendants."
USA
Tainted Chinese imports spur calls to protect consumer

Toxic blood thinner may have killed as many as 81 people, US says.
Burma's wealth gap breeds discontent

Tales of the junta's extravagances trickle down to average citizens, many of whom lack basic items.
Boycott 'Genocide Games'? Sudan's Olympic athletes say no.

Arab and Darfuri teammates want the event to showcase their talent, not their country's problems.
China proposes food safety laws

Proposed penalties and fines come in the wake of global concern about the safety of China's food exports.
China slammed for arming Zimbabwe's Mugabe

China said Tuesday it may turn away a ship full of weapons headed for Zimbabwe's leader.
Jewish leader revives Shanghai synagogue

Maurice Ohana worked with Chinese officials to host a wedding inside a historic synagogue.
Roots of Asia's rice crisis

Tight supplies reflect population boom and neglect of farming.
Asia limits rice exports as prices and uncertainty rise

Top exporters are trading less of the staple food, hurting countries that rely on imports.
Australia 'ideas summit' maps new national path

Australians submitted 8,000 ideas. Experts picked 40.
India: How will Maoist gains in Nepal shape two countries' ties?

The Maoist party had a surprisingly strong showing in recent elections. India is worried about the impact on its own Maoist rebel movement, the Naxalites.
Eye on China, India safeguards Olympic torch

15,000 security personnel shielded the Olympic torch on its truncated tour in New Delhi Thursday. Thousands of pro-Tibet protesters were kept from the route.
Eye on China, India safeguards Olympic torch

15,000 security personnel shielded the Olympic torch on its truncated tour in New Delhi Thursday. Thousands of pro-Tibet protesters were kept from the route.
For many U.S. athletes, an Olympics boycott is out

Olympic hopefuls gathered in Chicago this week say that boycotts do not work. Athletes who were unable to compete in 1980 concur.
'Secret' U.S.-N. Korea deal irks South

South Korea's conservative president will meet with Bush Friday, as the US appears to soften its stance on North Korea.
Chinese vent anti-Western fury online

Bloggers are now calling for boycotts and stoking death threats over perceived insults from Westerners who have criticized China's human rights record ahead of this summer's Olympic Games.