The summer Olympic Games in Beijing are underway with a full schedule of events, a day after the opening ceremony held in front of more than 90,000 spectators in the Chinese capital's "bird nest" stadium.
Chinese President Hu Jintao declared the Games officially open and Greek athletes led the parade of more than 200 nations into the stadium. NBA basketball superstar Dirk Nowitzki had the honour of carrying the German flag in that parade. The first gold medal First Olympic gold medal goes to Czech Republic ...
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German minister urges China to enure human rights ...
Cypriot leaders agree to hold re-unification talks ...
Germany rejects PKK demands for hostages ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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