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China Won’t Lend Artworks to Asia Society Exhibition

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 11:28pm EDT by By ROBIN POGREBIN

The Chinese Ministry of Culture had originally agreed to allow the society to borrow works for “Art and China’s Revolution,” promoted as among the first shows devoted to that era.
Would-Be Protesters Detained in China

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 11:59am EDT by By ANDREW JACOBS

Ten days into the Games, the government has yet to permit a single demonstration in the three official protest zones and at least four would-be protesters are in custody.
Olympic Star Is Sidelined. Will His Ads Be, as Well?

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 4:29am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA

When China’s star hurdler, Liu Xiang, limped off the field late Monday morning, it dealt a blow to the marketing plans of some marquee brands.
Coach Brought to Tears by Hurdler’s Injury

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 4:29am EDT by By JIM YARDLEY

No coach has faced greater pressure entering the 2008 Olympics than Sun Haiping, just as no Chinese athlete has endured higher expectations than star hurdler Liu Xiang.
Quake Victims in China Rally From Painful Losses

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 3:10am EDT by By EDWARD WONG

Far from Beijing and its gathering of Olympic athletes, victims of the earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province learn to use prosthetic limbs at a medical center.
Blast Kills 12 at U.S. Base on a Holiday for Afghans

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 1:48am EDT by By SANGAR RAHIMI and CARLOTTA GALL

The attack came early on Afghanistan’s Independence Day, commemorating liberty from the British Empire in 1919.
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Protesters Accused

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 1:35am EDT by By NORIMITSU ONISHI

Japan said that it was seeking to arrest three campaigners against whaling from the Sea Shepherd Conversation Society.
World Briefing | Asia: Kashmir: U.N. Help Sought

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 1:35am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thousands of Muslims marched to the United Nations office in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, to request intervention on behalf of Muslims in the region.
Islamist Rebels Kill 28 in Philippines, Officials Say

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 12:33am EDT by By CARLOS H. CONDE

Separatists attacked several towns and villages in the troubled southern region of Mindanao on Monday, killing at least 28 people, officials said.
After Years on a Tightrope, Musharraf Disappoints the U.S. and His Own Nation

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 12:31am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ

For every decision that Pervez Musharraf calculated would help the U.S., there were many that did not, leaving Washington to wonder which side he was really on.