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  Anti-Japan protests in China swell, turn violent

  World | September 15, 2012 16:26 IST

  Beijing, Sep 15: Angry protesters are staging anti-Japanese demonstrations in cities across China over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police.Thousands of protesters

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  China's presumed next leader reappears in public

  World | September 15, 2012 16:06 IST

  Beijing,  Sep 15: China's presumed next leader made an appearance Saturday for the first time since dropping from public view earlier this month, a two-week absence that fueled rumors about his health and raised questions

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  China storms kill 20, including 10 in Beijing

  World | July 22, 2012 10:28 IST

  Beijing, Jul 22: The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people and left cars and buses submerged, and 10 other storm deaths were reported elsewhere as China braced Sunday

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  India banks on shooters Bindra, Sodhi, Gagan Narang in Olympics

  Other Sports | July 09, 2012 10:58 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 9: Speculation can often be a futile exercise but Indian shooters' success stories in recent years have ensured that they head into the London Olympics with bright hopes of adding on to

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  Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama's 77th birthday

  India | July 06, 2012 16:43 IST

  Dharamsala, (Himachal Pradesh), Jul 6: Thousands of Tibetans have waved banners and lit incense in celebration of the Dalai Lama's 77th birthday at his headquarters in northern India.Buddhist monks in ceremonial yellow hats blew traditional

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  Dalai Lama's envoys holding talks with China resign

  World | June 03, 2012 23:36 IST

  Dharamshala, Jun 3:  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's two special envoys, in talks with Beijing since 2002, have resigned citing the “deteriorating” situation in Tibet and frustration over lack of positive response from Chinese

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  Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng leaves for US

  World | May 19, 2012 18:42 IST

  Beijing, May 19: A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China

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  Beijing Was 7 Minutes From Disaster When 2.5 Ton German Satellite Fell On Earth

  World | February 01, 2012 7:53 IST

  London,  Feb 1: Seven minutes saved huge areas of Beijing from destruction last year when a 2.5 ton satellite hurtled towards earth, it has been revealed.The Chinese capital was directly in the flight path of

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  Chemical Plant Blast Kills 14 In China

  World | November 20, 2011 9:00 IST

  Beijing, Nov 20: Fourteen workers were killed and five injured Saturday in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China, state media reported, citing local authorities.The explosion occurred around 2pm at a melamine production

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  Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Freed After 3 Months of Detention

  World | June 23, 2011 21:00 IST

  Beijing, Jun 23:  Outspoken artist and government critic Ai Weiwei talked about giving himself a haircut Thursday but said little else in his first day out of detention, living under a gag order that underscores

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  Bodies Of 42 Passengers Killed In China Plane Crash Recovered

  World | August 25, 2010 9:50 IST

  Beijing: Bodies of 42 passengers killed in China's plane crash were recovered from the wreckage of the Chinese passenger plane, that overshot the runway at an airport in northwest China's Heilongjiang Province. Forty nine survivors

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  16 Killed In China Gold Mine Fire

  World | August 07, 2010 16:23 IST

  Beijing: At least 16 workers were killed when a major fire swept through a gold mine in east China's Shandong province, where rescuers managed to pull out over 300 others to safety, officials said on

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  Krishna Arrives In Beijing For 'Comprehensive' Talks

  India | April 05, 2010 23:08 IST

  External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrived in Beijing on Monday on a four-day visit to hold "comprehensive" talks with top Chinese leaders on a gamut of issues including issuance of stapled visas by Beijing

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  Singh To Meet Chinese Pm On Saturday In Bangkok

  World | October 23, 2009 10:27 IST

  The serene Thai beach resort at Hua Hin is expected to provide an ideal setting for Saturday's meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao to lower temperatures built over recent

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  Chinese Nuclear Missiles On Display In Beijing

  World | October 02, 2009 6:30 IST

  Nuclear missiles were displayed in the 60th anniversary parade by China in Beijing on October 1. The DF-3 missile has a range of 2,800 km, while the DF-4 missile has a range of 4,750 km.