Olympic Games Boycott

TYC President Attends IUSY Meeting

phayul.com     yesterday          

Tenzin Sangmo New Delhi September 5 - Tsewang Rigzin, President of the Tibetan Youth Congress is in Manila, Philippines for the International Union of Socialist Youth Asia-Pacific Committee Meeting scheduled to be held...                    

Adande: Jordan or no Jordan, Olajuwon was great

espn.go.com     04-Sep-2008          

Barry Gossage/Getty Images With moves like this, Olajuwon was unstoppable at times during his career. Watching Vijay Singh snatch another PGA Tour victory in Tiger Woods' absence was a fitting way to start a week that ends...                    

Was China Redeemed in Hosting the Olympic Games?

allafrica.com     03-Sep-2008   4 related          

Posted to the web 3 September 2008 Tony Barigye The just ended Olympics Games had one point to prove that China trudged through the quagmire of controversy to command the hosting of a successful event. Consequently, the...                    

Chicago students skip school in funding protest

ibtimes.com     03-Sep-2008   126 related          

More than 1,000 Chicago public school students skipped the first day of classes Tuesday to protest unequal education funding, a boycott organizers said would continue through the week with help from retired teachers who...                    

New Zealand’s Olympic Story

scoop.co.nz     01-Sep-2008          

A record 182 New Zealanders will compete at the Beijing Olympics in just a week’s time. Amid the building excitement, the team at www.NZHistory.net.nz have compiled the inspiring story of New Zealanders at the Olympics...                    

EU warns Russian over partnership talks

thenewstribune.com     01-Sep-2008   542 related          

The European Union will postpone talks scheduled with Russia this month on a wide-ranging political and economic agreement unless Russian troops pull back from positions in Georgia in line with a cease-fire agreement,...                    

Boycott 2014 Olympics in Russia: Shevardnadze

kavkazcenter.com     31-Aug-2008          

Publication time: 28 August 2008, 10:15 Georgia's former president Eduard Shevardnadze said Russia will live to regret its recognition of rebel regions and called for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in...                    

Dharamsala leads worldwide fasting and prayers for Tibet

phayul.com     30-Aug-2008   8 related          

ibetan exiles in Dharamsala, the home of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, led a 12-hr mass fasting and prayer service, in conjunction with Tibetans and supporters around the world, to draw attention to the plight of the...                    

Carrefour first-half net profit increases

iht.com     29-Aug-2008   14 related          

Carrefour SA, the world's second-largest retailer after Wal-Mart, said Friday it is maintaining its sales target for the full year after what CEO Jose Luis Duran called a "strong performance" in the first half. Net income...                    

Despite it all, Olympics live on

guilfordian.com     29-Aug-2008          

The wait for each Olympics is, for me, a strenuous test of my own patience. The Olympics have always been about the celebration of sport itself, and anything worth celebrating usually involves some kind of controversy....                    

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