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BEIJING – Protesters at the Beijing Olympics will have to apply for permission to demonstrate five days in advance and may not harm national interests, Beijing’s Olympic organizers said. Chinese citizens will be required to submit a written application to police, while foreigners must file with customs officials, said a …

BEIJING – Chinese customs officials confiscated more than 300 Bibles on Sunday from four American Christians who arrived in a southwestern city with plans to distribute them, the group’s leader said. The Bibles were taken from the group’s checked luggage after they landed at the airport in the city of …

UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad exchanged sharp words with the Russian ambassador on Sunday, accusing Moscow of seeking “regime change” in Georgia and resisting attempts to make peace after days of fighting have left hundreds of civilians dead. Khalilzad disclosed during a U.N. Security Council session that Russian …