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Gunmen, Afghan security clash
Security forces traded gun and rocket fire with unknown assailants holed up in a Kabul house on Wednesday, officials said.
Beijing Journal: The series
"Beijing Journal" is an occasional series examining everyday people preparing for the 2008 Summer Games. In his series, journalist Steven Jiang reports how the approaching Olympics is affe
From our affiliates
CNN's global network of affiliates will be providing dispatches from their countries on the Olympics. The aim is to give viewers around the world what the Olympic pulse is in various nations.
Huge squid has world's largest eye, say scientists
Scientists studying the carcass of what they call the heaviest squid ever found have discovered it has eyes as big as soccer balls -- reportedly the largest in the world.
The Olympic torch relay route in China
Japan mourns death of rare giant panda
Japan's oldest giant panda, Ling Ling, a longtime star at Tokyo's largest zoo and a symbol of friendship with China, died Wednesday of heart failure, zookeepers said.
Girl, 6, thrown on fire for being 'lowest class'
A man, incensed that a 6-year-old girl chose to walk through a path reserved for upper caste villagers, pushed her into burning embers, police in north India said Wednesday. She was seriously burned
'Pakistan militants plotted Karzai ambush'
A soldier from NATO's International Security Assistance force was killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, ISAF has said, as Afghan security forces continued their hunt for those beh
17 killed in Hong Kong bus smash
A tour bus crashed and overturned Thursday in suburban Hong Kong, killing at least 17 people and injuring 45, officials said. Police said they arrested the driver. The bus was carrying about 65 pass
China and the Olympics: Video coverage
5 killed in Sydney boat collision
Five people were killed and nine were injured -- two seriously -- early Thursday when two boats collided in Sydney Harbour, police said.
China launches child slavery probe
China is investigating whether hundreds of children, most aged between 9 and 16, were sold to factories in the southern province of Guangdong over the past five years to work as virtual slave labore
Pakistan misses deadline for restoring judges
Pakistan's new leaders failed to meet their Wednesday deadline to restore judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf, but said they would keep trying to resolve a dispute that is threatening their
At least 15 killed in Hong Kong bus crash
A bus carrying elderly passengers to a religious event in Hong Kong overturned on Thursday, killing at least 15 and injuring 49, police said.
Taliban regaining hold on Afghanistan, report says
The Taliban in Afghanistan -- whose government was toppled by U.S.-led forces after the September 11 attacks in 2001 -- has strengthened its military and technical capabilities even while suffering
Report: Taliban strengthens in Afghanistan
The Taliban in Afghanistan -- whose government was toppled by U.S.-led forces after the September 11, 2001, attacks -- has strengthened its military and technical capabilities even while suffering h
Spate of 'detergent suicides' hits Japan
A 24-year-old Japanese man killed himself by mixing laundry detergent and cleaning fluids, releasing noxious fumes into the air and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes.
Olympic flame arrives in Hong Kong
The protest-plagued Olympic torch relay arrived in Hong Kong Wednesday, its first stop on Chinese soil.
Reading the Olympians' fortunes
How many times have we seen it; an athlete offering a rueful shake of the head and shrug of the shoulders, and the only explanation for not winning: "It just wasn't my day." But would know
China to meet Dalai Lama envoy
Chinese officials will reportedly meet a representative of the Dalai Lama in coming days amid international pressure on Beijing to re-open dialogue with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader after recent
Villagers throw babies from temple roof
In a ritual that would terrify most mothers, Indian villagers have cheered as screaming babies were dropped from a 50-foot temple tower.
Interpol: Protesters will target Olympics
The threat of violence at this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing is greater than first thought and could include anything from violent assaults to large attack plots, the head of Interpol warned Fri
Pakistani religious group office attacked
A suicide bomb attack on the office of a religious group killed one person and wounded 18 others in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, an official said.
Spain to keep African opposition leader in jail
A Spanish judge Wednesday ordered Equatorial Guinea opposition leader Severo Moto held in jail on suspicion of arms trafficking, according to a copy of the court order viewed by CNN.
ETA blamed for Bilbao bomb blast
A powerful bomb preceded by a warning call exploded in Spain's northern city of Bilbao, the largest Basque city, early Thursday, injuring numerous police officers. Officials blamed the attack on the
