As rowdy protesters gathered in the streets, Taiwan's leader met with the highest-ranking Communist Chinese official to ever visit the island and declared Thursday that his trip was a success but that major challenges exist.
The kidnappers of nine Chinese oil workers in Sudan killed at least three hostages Tuesday after being spooked by a surveillance plane, a Sudanese government official said.
Pro-independence protesters in southern Taiwan pushed an envoy from rival China to the ground on Tuesday while shouting that their island does not belong to Beijing.
Chinese rescue teams carrying tents, quilts and sacks of rice rushed to reach survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 32 people, turned tens of thousands of homes into rubble and cracked reservoirs.
The Buzz:� What a difference a week makes. Last week the Olympics Green was virtually empty, an Olympic-sized ghost town. There were only a handful of people who were strolling the main square, as volunteers far outnumbered fans.
China has a long history of difficult relations with the foreign media, and has long heavily restricted press access to sensitive stories. But the past week also makes clear that Beijing wants to keep those journalists happy while they cover the Olympic games.
China rejected the idea Thursday that more sanctions would pressure Iran to give up its nuclear program.
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