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China keeps limits on celebration of Muslim holiday

Wed, 10/04/2006 - 12:00

A bare-chested Chinese man glanced through a restaurant window at three women in headscarves as he ambled, under the midday sun, through an alley near Beijing’s 500-year-old Dongsi Mosque.

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Saudi embassy in Islamabad agrees to issue Haj visas to Chinese pilgrims

Wed, 10/04/2006 - 12:00

After weeks of protests, the Saudi embassy here Tuesday announced it would grant Haj visas to Chinese Muslims.

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Chinese Muslims press for Saudi visas in Pakistan

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 12:00

Shouting Koranic verses, hundreds of Chinese Muslims protested in front of the Saudi embassy in Pakistan on Monday, seeking visas so that they can join the annual Haj pilgrimage to Islam’s holy city of Mecca.

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The insider's guide to the Nobel Prize

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 12:00

Dynamite and diplomacy. Everything you need to know about this year's Nobel prizes.

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Nobel prize season kicks off Monday with Medicine Prize

Fri, 09/29/2006 - 12:00

The 2006 Nobel prize season kicks off on Monday with the announcement of the Medicine Prize, with the coveted Peace Prize seen going to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari and Amos Oz and Philip Roth tipped for the Literature Prize.

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Ex-Finnish, Indon heads, Chinese exile vie for Nobel prize

Fri, 09/29/2006 - 12:00

Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari is tipped to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a peace accord in Aceh, though he faces stiff competition from Chinese exile Rebiya Kadeer and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

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The innocent man at Guantanamo

Wed, 09/27/2006 - 12:00

``THE INTERROGATOR shut her file and said, `Congratulations! Your interrogation is complete. You're innocent! You'll be leaving soon.' "

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China approves pipeline to move imported Turkmenistan gas

Wed, 09/27/2006 - 12:00

Chinese planners have approved construction of a multibillion-dollar pipeline to carry gas imported from Turkmenistan to China's southern business center of Guangzhou, a news report said Wednesday.

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Drug report reveals up to 12 million Chinese addicted

Wed, 09/27/2006 - 12:00

China has become the most important trafficking route for illegal drugs in the Asia-Pacific region and may have as many as 12 million drug addicts.

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Bronze Statue to Honor Victims of Communism

Wed, 09/27/2006 - 12:00

The construction of a memorial to honor millions of people killed by communist regimes will begin this week, after years of fundraising difficulties and downsized plans.

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