Tae Kwon Do
Tae kwon do is a Korean martial art that since the 1950s has become popular around the world. It is estimated that over 20 million people in 140 nations participate in the sport. The origi...
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Vibrant and determined, Maxine Turner never was the type to cower under an umbrella. When rain struck during a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall, others dove for cover. Maxine turned ...
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Iraq's Olympic cycling coach was killed after gunmen kidnapped him from his home in the latest attack on one of the nation's sports figures, officials said.Family members identified the body of 48-...
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Taipei (dpa) - An Taiwan lawmaker on Saturday launched a
signature-collecting campaign to urge the Taiwan government to allow
the 2008 Olympic Games' torch to pass through T...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the Asia-Pacific press:
OPTIMISM ON N. KOREA (The Korea Herald, Seoul)
A year after North Korea detonated a nuclear device, there is
guarded optimism on ...
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Dec 30 (Reuters) - The 19-year-old son of slain Pakistan
opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is now heir to the country's
most powerful political dynasty. University student Bilawal Zardari, Bhutto's...
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The bus ferrying U.S. Olympic Committee evaluators slowed to a crawl Friday as it merged onto the freeway headed for Long Beach during a tour of venues for Los Angeles' bid to land the 2016 Summer ...
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Tokyo (dpa) - Kanako Otsuji wants to open the closet for Japan's
gay and lesbian community in order to increase their visibility and
help them gain their basic rights as cit...
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Beijing Olympics organizers on Friday outlined some of the
security measures which will be in force during next year's games,
adding that any political protests staged at venues will be broke...
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Chinese police will deal harshly with social or political demonstrations at the Beijing Olympics, a top security official said Friday.With 28,000 journalists expected to attend, the Aug. 8-24 Olymp...
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Tae Kwon Do
A life cut short, but richly lived
