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Musharraf Won’t Resign, Allies Say

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 7:56am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ

President Pervez Musharraf will stage a spirited defense against impeachment charges the governing coalition is pursuing against him, his key allies said Friday.
Gritty Renegade Now Directs China’s Close-Up

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 7:14am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA

Zhang Yimou’s films were once banned. Now he is presiding over the Olympic opening ceremonies.
Masks May Be Part of Wardrobes at Opening Ceremony

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 7:14am EDT by By JOHN BRANCH and JULIET MACUR

Athletes must decide whether to attend the ceremonies in the smog and whether to wear a mask.
Bush Praises China but Continues Rebuke During Embassy Dedication in Beijing

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 6:58am EDT by By STEVEN LEE MYERS

President Bush said that the new United States Embassy in Beijing, still unfinished, reflected the progress the two countries had made since President Nixon’s historic opening in the 1970s.
Gates Pushing Plan to Double Afghan Army

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 6:54am EDT by By THOM SHANKER

A $20 billion plan would aid the Afghan Army and restructure the military command of U.S. and NATO forces in response to a growing Taliban threat.
Mrs. Bush Meets With Burmese Refugees

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 2:45am EDT by By STEVEN LEE MYERS and THOMAS FULLER

The visit, along with meetings between President Bush and exiled Burmese activists, amounted to an unusual barrage of U.S. criticism of Myanmar’s military government.
Group Says Video Warns of Olympic Attack

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:37am EDT by By EDWARD WONG

A terrorist group seeking an independent Muslim state in western China has released a video threatening an attack on the Olympic Games.
Olympic Message to Some in Beijing Is ‘Please Leave’

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:34am EDT by By ANDREW JACOBS

Thousands of itinerant workers are leaving Beijing as the government encourages them to clear out until visiting dignitaries and journalists have gone home.
Back to Court, Decades After Atomic Tests

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 12:40am EDT by By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Residents of the Bikini Atoll are seeking the remainder of a $563 million settlement reached in 2001.