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While Olympic organisers have tried hard to put a lot of gloss over the Beijing games, they have failed to shake off criticism over the way protests have been handled.
In the latest incident two elderly women are facing a year in a labour camp after applying to hold a legitimate demo in one of Beijing's Olympic protest parks.
Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports.
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Russia has recognised Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states.
The action is likely to inflame tensions with the West, but Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president, told Al Jazeera that he has no intention of beginning a new Cold War.
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Sir David speaks to former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto about her controversial return to Pakistan, who she thinks is behind the deadly bombing of her convoy in Karachi last month, and whether she and Musharraf can forge a powersharing agreement.
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In the first episode of a special two-part film Rageh Omaar looks at why Islam has come to be described by some people as a "very American faith".
He traces its history in the US and talks to American Muslims about how their belief is compatible with the principles of American democracy.
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Al Jazeera examines the devastating events of Bhopal, India in 1984, when a cloud of poisonous gas released over the city killed thousands in the world's worst industrial disaster. Al Jazeera talks to survivors about the incident and its terrible legacy for those who live there.
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Al Jazeera's Ghida Fakhry talks to investigative journalist Seymour Hersh about his latest article in New Yorker magazine, claiming that US congressional leaders have agreed to a presidential request for up to $400 million in funding for covert operations against Iran.
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China's Mag-lev is one of the fastest trains in the world - travelling at over 400km/hour.
But residents in the suburbs of Shanghai are battling a proposed rail extension through the city.
It is a rare stand-off between China's middle-class and the government.
Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports.
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Miriam Makeba, or 'Mama Africa', the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice, has died at the age of 76, leaving a great legacy behind.
Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabbari looks back at her life of struggle and achievement.
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