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In Pictures: Underwater antics
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Korean baseball: Could scandal unseat the country's most lucrative sport?
As Korea's eight baseball teams wind up spring training in the US and Japan, their sport is reeling under a bribery scandal that could threaten baseball’s ascent as the national pastime.
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Global News Blog
Indonesia rakes in the gold at the Southeast Asian Games
At this year's Southeast Asian Games, Indonesia brought home an astounding 182 gold medals.
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Global News Blog
South Korea loses monopoly on Taekwondo talent
South Korea failed to win the men's World Taekwondo Championships for the first time in history. It blames its fall from the top on new ways to record scoring.
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In Pictures: Underwater antics
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In Pictures: Best of Monitor Photography 2010 National
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Asian Games in China were a big deal. Why Westerners didn't hear much about them.
Though far more athletes competed at the Asian Games, India's Commonwealth Games were seen as an international debut similar to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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China welcomes growing African trade, but not the Africans who facilitate it
By some counts, at least half the foreigners living in the Chinese trade hub of Guangzhou are Africans. Many face hassles ranging from visa expiration to police raids.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/23
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After North Korea attacks, South Koreans seem unfazed - mostly
North Korea's attack, one of the worst since the Korean War, didn't jar most Seoul residents as they listened to Jingle Bells or tuned into the Asian Games. But men of military age are concerned.
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In Pictures: Asian Games opening
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Terrorism & Security
Terrorism concerns rise around Commonwealth Games in Delhi
Britain and Australia issued travel warnings on visiting the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi, after two Taiwanese tourists were shot Sunday.
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Global News Blog
India's Kalmadi struggles to preserve 2010 Commonwealth Games
Suresh Kalmadi was in charge of organizing the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India this fall – a coming-out party akin to China's Beijing Olympics. But now he stands to lose top officials over corruption and shoddy work.
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Global News Blog
Cambodia women see future in sports and big muscles
Cambodia women are rising fast in the wide world of sports. Pétanque player Duch Sophorn has alone won gold, silver, and bronze medals in international competitions over the past decade.
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Why Qatar is emerging as Middle East peacemaker
It was uniquely positioned to broker a deal this week between warring factions in Lebanon.
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