Iraq Paralympians take peace message to Beijing
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Fakher al-Jamali has lost nine athletes, referees and coaches to suicide bombs and gunfire by radical Islamists and U.S. soldiers.
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Iraq&#39;s war-weary footballers extended their fairytale Olympic run with a 1-0 victory over Australia on Saturday, giving them a chance to make history.
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China is shirking its pledge to improve human rights for the Olympic Games and world pressure is needed to force Beijing to comply, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
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A delegation of top Olympic officials arrived in Beijing on Wednesday with a clear message for its hosts: Preparation is the key to successfully hosting the 2008 Games.
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China dominated the medals race at the Paralympic Games that ended Tuesday, and Chinese officials expect a similar performance when Beijing hosts the games in four years.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 21  - Washington expects this week&#39;s international conference on Iraq to send a strong and unified message of support for the country, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is to attend the meeting.
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ROME, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday the two countries were committed to ensuring a peaceful future to the Iraqi people and defending their holy shrines, according to the ...
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China responded to Iraqi insurgents'  demands that it ban Chinese from going to Iraq saying on Friday  it had already warned its nationals against traveling there and  called for the safe release of eight Chinese hostages.
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Their clocks are set on Beijing time, they use state-of-the-art equipment and Â most of all Â they are welcome by the Sudanese government. In just about everything, the Chinese peacekeeping contingent in Darfur is strikingly different from the rest of the U.N. mission here.
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THESSALONIKI, Greece  - Iraq's Olympic soccer  coach said Monday his side should not be seen as a symbol of  freedom, taking issue with a campaign commercial for President  Bush.
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Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived in Beijing for the highest-level visit to China by the interim Iraqi government since it was established in late June.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, center, President Moshe Katsav, right, and Education Minister Limor Livnat, attend a reception for Israeli athletes from the Athens paralympic games, in Jerusalem Sunday Oct. 10, 2004.
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North and South Korea agreed Monday to send their first joint cheering squads with a total of 600 members to this summer's Beijing Olympics in a move toward reconciliation
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Athens: An hour-long no-frills closing ceremony dedicated to the victims of this week&#39;s school bus crash brought to an end the Paralympic Games in Athens yesterday.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged Beijing to ensure the city is ready to host the 2008 Games well in advance, an official said on Wednesday.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina dashed the four-time champion Iran's hopes in the sitting volleyball final of the 12th Paralympic Games in the Greek capital, Athens, Monday.
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Chinese premier Wen Jiabao greeted Gordon Brown at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, promising China's commitment to democracy, with Brown stressing the importance of the bilateral relationship