Voice Seeking Answers for Parents About a School Collapse Is Silenced

Mr. Huang soon posted an article on his center's Web site, 64tianwang.com, describing their demands.

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I've Got Some Bad News …

The other morning, listening to the news, I swear I heard Matt Lauer say: "Hey, you, under the covers! You're going to lose your job and your house, and there's nothing you can do about it!"

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China says 82 people detained in Olympic plots

The reports appeared to bolster human rights groups' claims that authorities were ratcheting up security and repression to shield the games from disruptions that could tarnish China's carefully crafted image of order and control.

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Dog meat off the menu during Beijing Olympics

Waiters and waitresses should "patiently" suggest other options to diners who order dog, it said, quoting city tourism bureau Vice Director Xiong Yumei.

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47 civilians killed in US-led strikes: investigation

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) - An official investigation has found that US-led air strikes a week ago struck a wedding and killed 47 Afghan civilians, most of them women and children, an official said Friday.

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AP Global pirate attacks rise, primarily in Africa

There were 62 attacks on ships between April and June, up from 52 in the previous quarter, the International Maritime Bureau said in a report released by its piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Helicopter Ingrid to rebels: 'give up'

Three short messages recorded by Betancourt have been broadcast in the past few days from loudspeakers attached to helicopters flying over the jungles where the former hostage was held before she and 14 others were rescued in a bloodless deception.

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Young love often marred by abuse

A surprising number of young teens in the United States are in physically and emotionally abusive dating relationships, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

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Potential Energy

"Beyond coal, petroleum, nuclear and alternative energy, there's another, untapped resource: efficiency"

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Living by Ethiopia's sewage canal

"Sanitation in Ethiopia's capital city leaves a lot to be desired - and it is the poor who are most vulnerable as a result."

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Mao dropped from new China note

"In Chinese wallets and purses, the former Communist leader still commands a presence, on everything from the smallest to the biggest banknote."

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Female bomber kills nine in Iraq

"The use of women to carry out suicide bombings has become a regular tactic of al-Qaeda in Iraq."

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Mann sentenced for E Guinea plot

"Former British soldier Simon Mann has been sentenced to 34 years and four months in jail by an Equatorial Guinea court for his role in a 2004 coup plot."

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President may grapple with same sex marriage, Supreme Court

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FARC leaders were paid millions to free hostages:Swiss Radio

an interesting article that was linked on one of the comments relating to the FARC incident this past week.

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