JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – About 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe's loyalists have been assaulting supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change even after his re-election last week. Associated Press Dalai Lama is told to prove faithfulness BEIJING – China insists that the Dalai Lama prove he doesn't support Tibetan independence or disruption of the Beijing Olympics, telling two envoys for the spiritual leader that such “positive actions” are needed before further talks, a state news agency said yesterday. The demand, made by a top Chinese official in two days of meetings, indicated no change in Beijing's position toward the...
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