Today's protest is the first to have included a Tibetan since the Beijing Games began. Fearful of protests, the Chinese government has made it a priority to clear Tibetans out of Beijing in the run up to the Games and have blocked Tibetans living in exile

Chinese police dragged away and roughed up a British journalist this morning as he was reporting on a protest by a group of foreigners demanding freedom for Tibet. One World - One Dream?

Once a robust man who stood nearly six feet and weighed 200 pounds, [...], Mr. Ng looked like a shrunken and jaundiced 80-year-old. "I'm in pain, but they don't believe me. [...] They tell me, stop faking." Outrageous incident. Read full story...

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A Chinese attacker stabbed to death the father-in-law of a U.S. Olympic coach and seriously wounded the American's wife and a Chinese tour guide before killing himself, the International Olympic Committee said Saturday.

What a pity that such a renowned talent left us at such a relatively young age. RIP.

Dharamsala, August 10: Tibetan exiles took to streets today, third time in a row since the eve of the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony, to express their anger against China's occupation of their homeland and the alleged worsening situation inside Tibet

Russian tanks are rolling deeper into Georgia. That country's president, Mikheil Saakashvili, accuses Russian of a "well-planned invasion. From Beijing, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin declared "War has started." Will this be another Czechoslovakia?

By this I mean not buying or accepting anything which contains plastic or is packaged in plastic. So, no take-away coffees, bottles of water or pre-packed sandwiches. I'll be forsaking punnets of strawberries and packs of chicken, supermarket milk

The bill includes provisions for medical marijuana use, and is gaining bipartisan support in the house. Unfortunately, if the bill passes the House, Senate AND a sure-to-come veto from Bush, it won't affect individual state penalties but it's a start!

The Chinese government accused US politicians of displaying "evil motives" and trying to "sabotage the Olympics" today after the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning Beijing's record on human rights