A soldier guards a statue of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan near the burned-out headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan Bator. Mongolia is expected to lift a state of emergency implemented after unprecedented deadly election riots engulfed Ulan Bator.
Mongolia lifts state of emergency

Mongolia has lifted the state of emergency imposed after deadly election riots hit the capital Ulan Bator, with the president Sunday appealing for calm amid lingering fears of further violence. In a midnight (1600 GMT) televised address President Nambariin Enkhbayar called for unity after the unrest that left five people dead following allegations of vote rigging.

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Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 11:46 AM GMT
Anti-G8 activists walk past a mask of George W. Bush during a demonstration in Sapporo, Japan. Thousands of farmers and activists from around the world demonstrated in Sapporo ahead of next week's G8 summit.Thousands of farmers and activists from around the world demonstrated Saturday in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo ahead of next week's summit of the Group of Eight rich nations. Japan mobilised thousands of riot police to prevent any violence on the streets of Sapporo, the closest major city to the lakeside resort of Toyako, where world leaders will meet from Monday.
Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 2:25 PM GMT
Buddhist monks pray as part of protests against the government's policy on US beef imports in Seoul, July 4. Tens of thousands of South Koreans have marched through the streets of Seoul demanding the scrapping of US beef imports and the resignation of President Lee Myung-Bak, witnesses said.Tens of thousands of South Koreans marched through the streets here Saturday demanding the scrapping of US beef imports and the resignation of President Lee Myung-Bak, witnesses said. Waving flags and banners, the thronging crowd slowly snaked through the city centre chanting "Lee Myung-Bak out!," but there was none of the violent clashes with police that have broken out at some previous recent demonstrations.
Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 3:21 PM GMT
Afghan soldiers patrol Nuristan province in April 2008. An Afghan provincial governor has said 16 civilians including women, children and doctors were killed in US-led coalition air strikes but the force insisted the dead were militants.An Afghan provincial governor said Saturday 16 civilians including women, children and doctors were killed in US-led coalition air strikes but the force insisted the dead were militants. Gunmen meanwhile killed a legislator overnight in the troubled southern province of Kandahar while 10 Taliban-linked militants were blown up by their own bomb in neighbouring Helmand, authorities said.
Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 3:57 PM GMT
Buddist monk Thich Huyen Quang (left) holds talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in 2003. Quang -- the 87-year-old leader of the Vietnamese Buddhist movement that has refused to come under government control -- has died in Binh Dinh province.Thich Huyen Quang, the head of the Vietnamese Buddhist movement that has refused to come under communist government control, died on Saturday aged 87, his supporters said in a statement from Paris. "Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang, 4th Supreme Patriarch of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), passed away today at the Nguyen Thieu monastery," said the International Buddhist Information Bureau.
Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 4:40 PM GMT
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's representatives and special envoys for talks with Chinese officials Lodi Gyari (R) and Kelsang Gyaltsen address a press conference in Dharamsala. Representatives of the Dalai Lama and China made no headway on the status of Tibet in talks this week, an envoy of the spiritual leader said Saturday, describing himself as "disappointed."Representatives of the Dalai Lama and China made no headway on the status of Tibet in talks this week, an envoy of the spiritual leader said Saturday, describing himself as "disappointed." "There is a growing perception among the Tibetans and my friends that the whole tactic of the Chinese government is to engage us to stall for time," said Lodi Gyari, who led the two-man team which met Chinese officials in Beijing.

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Anti-G8 activists from British charity organization Oxfam, dressed in masks of G8 leaders, pretend to perform "karaoke" during a demonstration in Sapporo on July 5. Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers.
Journalist, demonstrators arrested in anti-G8 demo: Japan police

Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers. Fukuda's government airplane landed at Chitose airport from Tokyo and he switched to a helicopter to fly to Toyako, a secluded mountain resort where leaders will start their summit on Monday.

Agence France-Presse - 7/6/2008 3:16 AM GMT

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Singer Frankie Valli attends an opening night celebration of the musical "Jersey Boys" at the Venetian, on May 3, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Only now, as the story of Valli and the Four Seasons has been immortalized in the Broadway hit "Jersey Boys" and is on its way to becoming a worldwide juggernaut, does the 74-year-old say he and his brethren are getting their due.
Frankie Valli says its summertime for 'Four Seasons'

Despite the many millions of records he has sold in his career and as famous as he was in his heyday, Frankie Valli says that he's finally feeling some real love and respect. Only now, as the story of Valli and the Four Seasons has been immortalized in the Broadway hit "Jersey Boys" and is on its way to becoming a worldwide juggernaut, does the 74-year-old say he and his brethren are getting their due.

Agence France-Presse - 7/6/2008 2:09 AM GMT

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Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.
Venus outguns Serena in Wimbledon thriller

Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion here on Saturday. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.

Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 8:04 PM GMT

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A soldier guards a statue of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan near the burned-out headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan Bator. Mongolia is expected to lift a state of emergency implemented after unprecedented deadly election riots engulfed Ulan Bator.
Mongolia lifts state of emergency

Mongolia has lifted the state of emergency imposed after deadly election riots hit the capital Ulan Bator, with the president Sunday appealing for calm amid lingering fears of further violence. In a midnight (1600 GMT) televised address President Nambariin Enkhbayar called for unity after the unrest that left five people dead following allegations of vote rigging.

Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 4:55 PM GMT

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A woman walks past the logo of Internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google expressed disappointment and privacy groups voiced outrage Thursday after a judge ordered Google to give entertainment giant Viacom details of video-watching habits of visitors to its popular video-sharing website YouTube.
Google ordered to give YouTube user data to Viacom

A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube in a decision condemned by the Internet giant and privacy advocates. US District Court Judge Louis Stanton backed Viacom's request for data on which YouTube users watch which videos on the website in order to support its case in a billion-dollar copyright lawsuit against Google.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 8:26 AM GMT

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