The Olympic torch was paraded through Macau on Saturday, with no sign of the protests the relay attracted in Europe and the US. Meanwhile, snowfall on Mount Everest dealt a blow to climbers hoping to take a special flame to the summit.
The torch's five-continent journey has been dogged by demonstrations, mostly over China's crackdown against protests in Tibet. The unwanted attention has deeply embarrassed Nepal soldiers guard Everest for Olympic torch run ...
China admits Tibet monk protests ...
Sri Lanka bus bombing injures 18 ... Beijing and provoked retaliatory rallies at home and abroad by patriotic Chinese.
(Deutsche Welle)
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