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Despite criticism from human rights campaigners, the International Olympic Committee gave itself a big pat on the back Wednesday for awarding the 2008 Games to Beijing.
Novak Djokovic won the China Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic, and Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia defeated Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-4 in the women's final on Sunday.
A man attacked a French tourist with a knife Saturday near Beijing's Tiananmen Square, in the second knife attack in the area in two days, state media reported.
Olympic 1,500-meter champion Rashid Ramzi faced a disciplinary hearing Monday to explain why he tested positive for the blood-boosting drug CERA after the Beijing Games.
More than 20 memorabilia items from the Beijing Olympics, from an autographed torch to a barbell kissed by a Chinese weightlifting winner, will be up for auction next month to commemorate the first anniversary of the games.
Backup "B" sample tests came back positive for 1,500-meter gold medalist Rashid Ramzi and four other athletes accused of blood doping at the Beijing Games, an Olympic official with knowledge of the results told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Beijing Olympic organizers say they made a profit out of hosting last year's Summer Games.
The Bahrain Olympic Committee said Wednesday that 1,500-meter gold medalist Rashid Ramzi tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games.
The Italian Olympic Committee confirmed Wednesday that Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games.
The German cycling federation said Wednesday that Stefan Schumacher is one of the six athletes who tested positive for CERA at the Beijing Olympics.
With a gold medalist in one of its top events busted for doping at the Beijing Games, the troubled sport of track and field is once again at the center of an Olympic drug scandal.
Olympic gold medalists claimed the top three spots in both the male and female categories in the final vote tally for the United States Sports Academy’s Athlete of the Year, presented by NBCSports.com and USAToday.com.
Usain Bolt wasn’t the only man in Beijing last summer to cover 100 meters under his own power faster than anyone ever had before. The other man who made locomotive history isn’t nearly as well remembered, but he should be. Without him, Michael Phelps doesn’t beat Mark Spitz, doesn’t win eight gold medals and isn’t the greatest swimmer who ever lived.
BEIJING – The number eight is considered so auspicious here that the Chinese leadership decided to launch the Summer Olympic Games at 8 p.m. on the eighth day of the eighth month of the year.
About 500 doping samples from the Beijing Olympics will be retested next month for a new version of the endurance-enhancing hormone EPO and other illegal substances, the IOC said Tuesday.
More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics.
Mike Krzyzewski always maintained that leading the U.S. Olympic basketball team would make him a changed coach. Sure enough, Coach K was there on the sideline in Beijing and he stopped himself from saying something he otherwise might have.
Acrobats on cables flying across a giant stadium. Hundreds of performers executing synchronized martial arts punches and kicks. A giant globe signifying unity as a grand finale.
An activist group says up to eight pro-Tibet protesters have been detained by police near an Olympics venue.
For one old China hand, the Beijing Olympics are a special homecoming.
It all began when my colleague Steve's favorite noodle lady was forced to close down. Soon after, the Popsicle lady was gone, followed by the scary fruit guy.
Some secrets are out for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. One big one remains.
Polluted Beijing is usually shrouded in gray, so for the Olympics, Beijing city officials have tried to add some color.
The International Olympic Committee says Iraq will not compete at the Beijing Games because of interference by its government in sport.
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius fell short of the 400-meter qualifying time for the Beijing Olympics despite running a personal best Wednesday.
Siddiqui: Dragon Slayer still fearless - thestar.comShe is the equivalent of the Dalai Lama – a leader in exile, battling Beijing over the persecution of her people in China. Her story is even more compelling.
PM scolded for delayed China visit - thestar.comBEIJING–With words at once blunt and pointed, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao criticized Prime Minister Stephen Harper Thursday, admonishing him for not visiting China earlier during his time as Canadian leader.
U.S. Presses China in Case of Geologist - NYTimes.comThe Chinese government has held an American oil geologist on suspicion of stealing state secrets for nearly two years, prompting President Obama to raise the issue during his visit to Beijing this week, the American Embassy in Beijing said Friday.
BBC News - Newsnight - Defector tells of life in North Korean armyNewsnight has spoken to two North Korean defectors about life inside the secretive Stalinist state, one of whom says that he was an anti-tank battalion commander in North Korea's army before fleeing.
Obama finds Beijing a world away from Afghanistan Traveling thousands of miles across Asia on one of his most intensive foreign trips to date, President Obama has been curiously quiet about his most pressing international policy decision: whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan as the top general there has asked.
China says yes to free markets, no to free currency regimePresident Barack Obama on his tour to China has approached a very cautious approach. While raising issues of contention between the two nations, he has been subtle in his own right.
Editorial - President Obama in China - NYTimes.comEver since Richard Nixon opened the door in 1972, all presidents have faced a balancing act with China. For President Obama, who arrived in China on Sunday, the challenge is even tougher and more urgent.
Obama, West, reread Fukuyama to the end, and look EastThe Western footprint on the world is about to get a whole lot smaller.
This is no time to kowtow to China by John BoltonAs Obama visits, it's not a strong U.S. policy that'll provoke Beijing, but a weak one.
Destabilizing Baluchistan, Fracturing Pakistan -- Part I "Managed Chaos" is the proper term to describe the tensions in NATO-garrisoned Afghanistan and the border zones of Pakistan.
Destabilizing Baluchistan, Fracturing Pakistan --Part IISo what is Jundallah? ABC News ("The Secret War Against Iran," April 3, 2007), based on reports from Pakistani intelligence sources in 2007, identified Jundallah as clearly being Pakistani in origin and American-supported.
China opens a new front in KashmirBANGALORE - India and China appear to have opened a new front - Kashmir - in their ongoing war of words.
Time for joint Indo-Pak action against terrorism New Delhi should realise that the road to Beijing goes through Islamabad. This is what a Pakistan foreign minister told me many years ago.
Manmohan's visit to disputed region irks ChinaBEIJING: India and China traded diplomatic jabs on Tuesday over a recent visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to a border region at the core of a long-standing dispute between the neighbours.
China tightens grip on Africa with $4.4bn lifeline for Guinea juntaWhile the rest of the world recoiled in horror at recent events in Guinea, where at least 150 pro-democracy supporters were killed and dozens of women publicly raped by government soldiers, China has sensed an opportunity to steal another march on Western competitors in Africa.
Deficits and the Chinese Challenge The dollar's sharp drop over the past few weeks has led to considerable anxiety about the status of the United States as the dominant force in the global economy.
China offers counter-terrorism system to PakistanBEIJING: China has offered counter-terrorism system to Pakistan to curb terrorism.
China's big Gamble in AfghanistanIN Afghanistan's Logar Province, just south of Kabul, the geopolitical future of Asia is becoming apparent: American troops are providing security for a Chinese state-owned company to exploit the Aynak copper reserves, which are worth tens of billions of dollars.
Kashmiri students stranded due to visa issueNEW DELHI: Scores of Kashmiri students remain stranded in New Delhi as India and China fight over the nature of visas issued by the Chinese embassy.
China weather magic conjures blue sky for parade | Real Man Made Climate ChangeBEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force deployed a "magic-like" range of chemicals and technology to clear Beijing's smoggy air for a grand parade marking the 60th anniversary of Communist China, state media said on Thursday.
China's 60th anniversary stirs pride, uneaseSecurity in Beijing intensifies over worries that protests, which are common in China, or an overexuberant crowd might mar the ceremonies.
Incursion indicates China's unease over India's rise: ExpertsA US think-tank has said that China's recent aggression on Indian border is direct result of Beijing's "nervousness over India's rise."
China deplores US intelligence report tagging it main challengerBEIJING: China on Wednesday hit out at new US intelligence guidelines which pointed to Beijing as one of Washington's main challengers, accusing the United States of having a "Cold War mentality".
Crisis fails to topple US as world's top power: StudyLONDON: The United States was dealt a blow by the financial crisis but remains the world's main power and can maintain its influence if it works with allies to achieve its goals, a study said Tuesday.
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