Olympic torch arrives in China"s west (AP)
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 11:41

Police officers retrieve a banner from volunteers who gather to cheer for Olympic torch relay in Urumqi, the capital of ChinaAP - Security agents hoping to prevent displays of defiance jogged alongside Olympic torchbearers Tuesday as the flame began its journey through China"s restive West, drawing cheers from carefully controlled crowds.


 

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Spain"s PM warns striking drivers
The Spanish PM promises "zero tolerance" of violence from lorry drivers striking over rising fuel prices.

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Afghan official: 870 inmates escaped from prison (AP)

AP - U.S. and NATO troops aided Afghan forces with reconnaissance in a hunt Saturday for 870 inmates who escaped prison after a sophisticated Taliban assault that even NATO conceded was a success for the militants.