Clash of the titans
Sunday, August 10th, 2008China and US battle it out in Olympic basketball
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China and US battle it out in Olympic basketball
The United States beat China 101-70 in one of the most eagerly awaited events of the Olympic Games.
Seven militants and a security guard are killed after a series of bombings in China’s north-western region of Xinjiang, state media says.
An earthquake rocks China’s Sichuan province, devastated by a powerful quake three months ago.
China stresses the Beijing Olympics will be safe, following an attack that killed 16 policemen in the north-west of the country.
Investigating China’s pledge of Olympics openness
The Olympic Games have become the occasion for a broad crackdown against dissidents, gadflies and malcontents this in Beijing summer.