BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympics torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing's ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the September 6 Games. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted talk of a new Cold War. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks rose on Wednesday as surprisingly strong data on durable goods orders soothed some concern about the sluggish economy while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac led a rally in financial shares. ... > full story
SEOUL, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea's threat to restart its plant that makes arms-grade plutonium is feasible, although the task would be a daunting one, analysts said on Wednesday. ... > full story
SEOUL, Aug. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea said on Tuesday it will stop disabling its nuclear facilities and consider restoring the Yongbyon reactor that can make material for atomic bombs, accusing the United States of violating a disarmament deal. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. envoy for nuclear talks with North Korea had "substantive" discussions with his North Korean counterpart last week, the State Department said on Monday, but officials gave no hint of progress in breaking a deadlock over verifying Pyongyang's nuclear programs. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — The debate over which nation would top the gold medal table at the Beijing Olympics was already well over by the time Chinese boxer Zou Shiming won the host nation's 50th gold medal on Sunday. ... > full story
SEOUL, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — A top regulator on Monday voiced concern about state-run Korea Development Bank's (KDB) interest in buying a global bank, saying it should be just a "cheerleader" and let local private banks take the lead in any such purchase. ... > full story
BISHKEK, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Kyrgyzstan announced a national day of mourning for Tuesday after 65 people died at the weekend in one of the tiny Central Asian state's worst air disasters. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China. ... > full story
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Fannie, Freddie shares rise Aug. 27, 2008 (Businessweek) — Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac climbed for a third-straight day Wednesday, as analysts raised doubts about whether a bailout of the two ...
North Korea accuses US of hampering nuclear disarmament Aug. 18, 2008 (Jerusalem Post) — North Korea accused the United States on Monday of using human rights to block progress in a six-nation agreement on eliminating nuclear weapons in ...
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