DRIVEN AWAY: As civilians fled the battle zone, Ukraine announced it could block Russian warships from returning to their home base at Sevastopol
Georgia told the Russian ambassador yesterday that it had ceased fire in the Tskhinvali region of breakaway South Ossetia and was ready for immediate negotiations with Moscow on a "termination of hostilities."

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DEVASTATED: Five more foreign protesters were arrested in Tiananmen Square, while a Chinese Christian activist was seized on his way to church
Police tightened security yesterday and resumed investigating the fatal stabbing of the father of a former Olympian, an attack that stunned the athletic community and embarrassed Chinese authorities determined to hold the most successful Summer Games ever.

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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday called the Beijing Olympics a copy of the 1936 Games hosted by Nazi Germany and criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing China to host them.

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Assailants using homemade bombs launched a series of attacks and engaged police in a deadly battle yesterday in a western Chinese city far from the Beijing Olympics, state media said. At least seven attackers and one security guard were killed.

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By Rich Chang

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