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| Wife allowed to meet jailed Chinese Nobel winner By GILLIAN WONG 2010-10-10T17:03:59ZBEIJING (AP) -- An imprisoned Chinese dissident who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize was allowed to meet Sunday with his wife and told her in tears that he was dedicating the award to victims of a 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, his wife and a close friend said.... hosted.ap.org |
India's Games Fall Short of Lofty Goals India exceeded the world's low expectations for the Commonwealth Games after a chaotic run-up to the athletic event, but the organizers fell far short of their goals of showcasing the nation's economic progress. online.wsj.com |
Turkish headscarf legal warning Turkey's Supreme Court warns politicians against a creeping relaxation of restrictions on women wearing headscarves. bbc.co.uk |
Czech opposition wins senate race The opposition Social Democrats win control of the Czech senate in mid-term elections, allowing them to slow government plans to cut spending. bbc.co.uk |
What the Medal Count Means For the second straight Olympics, WSJ's method of handicapping the medal count produced some strong results -- and a few that were less than glowing. online.wsj.com |