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China to Limit Web Access During Olympic Games
By ANDREW JACOBS
The International Olympic Committee reportedly agreed to some limitations demanded by the Chinese government.
Deadly attack on Lebanese troops
Unknown assailants fire on a military post in eastern Lebanon, killing a soldier and wounding another, officials say.
New French oil and gas giant eyes nuclear
Gaz de France (GdF) and Suez are to merge to create an oil and gas giant to be known as GdF Suez. Suez has previously said that it wants to own and operate nuclear power plants by 2015-20 and would decide on taking part in new nuclear projects "by the start of 2009 at the latest." Suez has already established specialist nuclear departments and has agreed with Areva and fellow oil company Total to work on a nuclear desalination project in the United Arab Emirates. Areva owns 1.2% of GdF Suez and its CEO, Anne Lauvergeon, sits on two GdF Suez board subcommittees. GdF Suez also owns a 5% equity stake in Areva's forthcoming Georges Besse II uranium enrichment facility. The French state remains the largest shareholder in GdF Suez, with a stake of 35.7%, while it owns 88% of Areva.
Eugene Robinson
Perhaps above all, George Bush should be remembered as the president who embraced torture.
The Devastation of Iraq's Past
By Hugh EakinSince the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad in April 2003, the international press has accorded considerable space to the country's imperiled ancient heritage. Much of this coverage, however, has been devoted to the museum, the impressive campaign to recover its stolen works, and the continued struggle to reopen its galleries. Only occasional, anecdotal reports—mostly from the first year of the conflict—have borne witness to large-scale plunder of archaeological sites, to which the damage is irreversible.
It's Déjà Vu for Malaysia's Opposition Leader
'If I have no courage, then what do you expect from the people?'
Reasons Not to Invest In Russia Are Growing
Russia's failure to control the battle for control over oil company TNK-BP, coupled with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's outburst toward miner Mechel, combined to roil local stocks.
