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Bush unlikely to boycott Olympics (AP)

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

President Bush waves as he is escorted by a Chinese military escort while leaving the Great Hall of the People after a meeting with Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing in this Nov. 20, 2005 file photo.  For Bush, it seems a small gesture would make a big point: Staying away from the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics would send a clear signal of U.S. anger over China's crackdown against anti-Beijing Tibetan protesters.  Yet Bush is giving no indication that he will skip the event. Too much may be at stake for him to do so.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - For President Bush, it would seem a small gesture to make a big point: Staying away from the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics would send a clear signal of U.S. anger over China’s crackdown against anti-Beijing Tibetan protesters.


Oryginal news: AP

Thousands of Darfur refugees homeless after camp fire: UN (AFP)

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

File photo shows a Sudanese refugee standing in front of a tent in a refugee camp in eastern Chad. A fire swept through a refugee camp in eastern Chad injuring 10 people and leaving some 3,000 people from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region homeless, the United Nations said Saturday.(AFP/File/Desirey Minkoh)AFP - A fire swept through a refugee camp in eastern Chad injuring 10 people and leaving some 3,000 people from Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region homeless, the United Nations said Saturday.


Oryginal news: AFP