Bush to attend Olympic opening ceremony China's Olympic organisers received a political filip today as George Bush accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony, despite boycott calls by human rights groups
Obituary: Charles Wheeler For more than four decades Charles Wheeler, who has died aged 85, reported for BBC radio and television from most of the world's trouble spots. By Harold Jackson
Mugabe defiant on return to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was greeted by cheering crowds today as he returned to Zimbabwe after defending his controversial re-election to African leaders
The row over Macedonia's name rumbles on Helena Smith: But Greeks are hoping that a boost for the balkan nationalists in Macedonia could unexpectedly pave the way for compromise
The survival specialist After a difficult upbringing, Martha Beck went on to have a child with Down's syndrome, marry a gay man and realise she, too, was gay. Who better to write self-help books
Interview: Tim Winton Aida Edemariam talks to Tim Winton about his youth, Australia and why writing is like surfing
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