China draws a veil across the mountains

China draws a veil across the mountains
Ed Douglas
The Guardian
28 Oct 2006

Carrying the Olympic flame to the summit of Everest live on television is, even by Chinese standards, a demanding challenge. This week mountaineering authorities in Lhasa announced they wanted to limit the number of foreign climbers on the Tibetan... read more...

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China hosts French leaders

China hosts French leaders



The Wall Street Journal Europe

26 Oct 2006



ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING—French President Jacques Chirac arrived in China with trade and nuclear concerns high on the agenda, for what was likely to be his last visit to Beijing while in office. He also is expected to raise concerns about China’s... read more...

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Sudan would allow doubling of Darfur force

Sudan would allow doubling of Darfur force

Jonathan Steele

The Guardian

25 Oct 2006



Sudan is willing to accept a large increase in the number of foreign peacekeepers in Darfur with a stronger mandate to protect civilians, as long as they remain under African Union control, President Omar alBashir has told the Guardian. The force... read more...

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Anna Politkovskaya Her last dispatch

Anna Politkovskaya Her last dispatch

The Guardian
14 Oct 2006

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Jailed for 8∫ years: ringleader of human traffickers who thought they were invincible (The Guardian, 05 Oct 2006, Page 10)

Jailed for 8∫ years: ringleader of human traffickers who thought they were invincible
Rosie Cowan Crime correspondent
The Guardian
05 Oct 2006

A ringleader of one of Europe’s biggest people-smuggling rackets, which is thought to have brought thousands of illegal immigrants into the UK, was jailed yesterday for 8∫ years. Ramazan Zorlu, 43, played a key role in a huge network which earned its... read more...

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Released Russian officers depart Georgia

Released Russian officers depart Georgia
By Marc Champion
The Wall Street Journal Europe
03 Oct 2006

GEORGIA RELEASED four Russian military officers ithad arrested on charges of spying, in an effort to defuse an escalating crisis between the two countries. Moscow retaliated for the arrests in any case by cutting off transport and postal links,... read more...

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