Inflation hits consumers worldwide
Gas pumps in the United States tell the same story as rice prices in Thailand: Inflation is a global phenomenon this year. Nations:[India][Indonesia][Egypt][Thailand] Activities:[Global Food Crisis][2007 Oil Price Crisis] 2008-04-11 IOC raises prospect of abandoning global torch relay
Olympic chiefs on Tuesday raised the prospect for the first time of abandoning the international legs of the Beijing Games torch relay, amid a wave of protests targeting the flame overseas. Nations:[China][U.K.][France][U.S.] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-04-08 China denounced Olympics saboteurs
China on Tuesday denounced protesters who upstaged Olympic Games torch relays in London and Paris, with state media saying that saboteurs are bent on wrecking Games goodwill. Nations:[U.K.][France] People:[George W. Bush][Hillary Clinton] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-04-08 Tibet protests disrupt Olympic flame in London
Demonstrators grabbed at the Olympic torch, blocked its path and tried to snuff out its flame Sunday in raucous protests of China's human rights record that forced a string of last-second changes to a chaotic relay through London. Nations:[U.K.] People:[Nicolas Sarkozy][Gordon Brown][Tim Henman] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-04-06 Arrests mar London's Olympic torch relay
Police repeatedly scuffled with protesters as Olympians and dignitaries carried the Olympic torch through snowy London during a chaotic relay Sunday. Nations:[U.K.] People:[Gordon Brown][Tim Henman][Dalai Lama] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-04-06 Website launched to expose biased Tibet coverage
 Chinese students living overseas have launched an anti-CNN website aimed at exposing the Western media's alleged biased coverage of unrest in Tibet. Activities:[Western Media Bias][2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-03-26 Mortgage lenders to pump $200 billion into markets
The two largest U.S. mortgage finance companies on Wednesday won approval to pump up to $200 billion into the distressed U.S. mortgage market, the latest step in government efforts to stabilize credit markets and save the economy from recession. People:[Henry Paulson][George W. Bush] Activities:[2007 Global Credit Crunch] 2008-03-19 Mills awarded $48.6M from McCartney
Paul McCartney was ordered Monday to pay Heather Mills $48.6 million to settle their divorce. People:[Stella McCartney][Heather Mills][Paul McCartney] Activities:[McCartney & Mills] 2008-03-17 Protesters across the world condemn Iraq war
Thousands of protestors marched against the Iraq war in Los Angeles on Saturday as part of a global day of action that drew huge crowds in London and smaller protests elsewhere in Europe and Canada. Nations:[Canada][U.K.][Sweden][Norway][Denmark][Vietnam] People:[Gordon Brown][Tony Blair][George W. Bush][Tom Cruise] Activities:[Anti-war Movement][Vietnam War] 2008-03-16 'American Idol' axes first finalist
A juicy backstory wasn't enough to keep David Hernandez on "American Idol." The 24-year-old ex-stripper from Glendale, Ariz., was dismissed Wednesday, leaving 11 aspiring singers to vie for the "Idol" title and a record contract. People:[Carly Smithson][David Archuleta][Katharine McPhee][Paul McCartney][John Lennon][Michael Jackson] 2008-03-12 China's Acquisitions Provoke Unease in U.S.
BEIJING -- Flush with hundreds of billions of dollars, China Inc. is still having trouble investing abroad, running into foreign security worries as it tries to acquire companies and resources. Nations:[U.S.][Netherlands] Activities:[Huawei - 3Com Deal][2008 Chinese Spy Case][China-U.S. Trade Ties][2007 Global Credit Crunch] 2008-02-22 Rolled up $20 found near Heath Ledger
A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wednesday -- the same day an autopsy on the "Brokeback Mountain" actor came back inconclusive. Nations:[U.S.][Sweden] People:[Heath Ledger][Michelle Williams][Bob Dylan][Naomi Watts][Ang Lee] 2008-01-23
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