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China has deployed surface-to-air missile launchers to protect the main venues for the Beijing Olympics from terrorist attack as part of one of the biggest – and most expensive – ...

BEIJING— China plans to crack down on illegal drugs in Beijing and other cities that will host Olympic events, a top police official said Wednesday. Authorities will target drug use ...

BEIJING (AP) — China plans to crack down on illegal drugs in Beijing and other cities that will host Olympic events, a top police official said Wednesday. Authorities will target ...

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The planned international route of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay was cancelled, announced the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) here ...

Chinese soldiers walked in front of the Idkhar Mosque in the city of Kashgar, in Xinjiang, before the opening ceremony of the Olympic torch relay on June 18; this was ...

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao rode the Beijing metro system Wednesday to test the capital's transport preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games. Wearing a white sleeved ...

The 17-day games were supposed to generate a buzz throughout the summer, leading to a tourism windfall with fully booked hotels, flush customers and a jubilant atmosphere. Instead Beijing's summer ...

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A rare "dry lightning" electrical storm on Tuesday generated nearly 8,000 lightning strikes that set more than 800 wildfires across Northern California. The weekend storm ...

They will lead a U.S. Olympic basketball team that was announced Monday and hopes to capture the gold medal in Beijing in August after a third-place showing in Athens four ...

BEIJING (AP) — China plans to crack down on illegal drugs in Beijing and other cities that will host Olympic events, a top police official said Wednesday. Authorities will target ...