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China
turns down US
proposal on Tibet resolution
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BEIJING: China on Monday attacked a proposed new US Congressional
resolution on the Tibet crisis as one-sided, and urged American
lawmakers to stop interfering in the issue.
A Chinese foreign ministry
statement said a resolution tabled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
last week ignored “criminal acts” that it said were orchestrated
by the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama.
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More than 200
removed from polygamist compound–reports
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FORT WORTH, Texas: Police in
Texas late Sunday had removed some 219 women and children from the
compound of a polygamous sect, as they pressed ahead with an
investigation into possible child abuse,...
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Taiwan VP off to
China
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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s vice
president-elect will head to China this week and could meet with
President Hu Jintao, his spokesman said Sunday, amid optimism about
improving ties between the cross-strait rivals.
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China bans
multi-entry visas before Olympics
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HONG KONG: China has stopped
issuing multiple-entry tourist visas until after this summer’s
Olympic Games, travel agents in Hong Kong and Singapore said Monday.
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WASHINGTON: In the latest sign of
turmoil to shake Hillary Clinton’s White House quest, her top
strategist Mark Penn quit Sunday after his lobbying ties to Colombia
sparked a political firestorm.
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