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Crowds in Beijing cheer Olympic torch arrival BEIJING - The Olympic flame approached the final destination of its long and sometimes contentious global tour Wednesday, greeted by rapturous crowds in the Chinese capital two days before it officially launches the Summer Games.   Nations:China   People:Yao Ming Zhang Yimou   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch   Source:(AP)   2008-08-06 Torch cheered through Beijing amid Tibet protest BEIJING (AFP) - Flag-waving crowds cheered the torch relay through Beijing's Tiananmen Square Wednesday as Olympic fever mounted, but a dramatic Tibet protest and a row over Darfur clouded the Games build-up.   Nations:China Brazil Germany Thailand   People:George W. Bush Yao Ming   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-06 Olympic flame sets off on final relay BEIJING - Torch bearers carried the Olympic flame on the final relay of its long and sometimes contentious global tour Wednesday, greeted by rapturous crowds in the Chinese capital two days before it officially launches the Summer Games.   Nations:China   People:Yao Ming Zhang Yimou   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch   Source:(AP)   2008-08-05 Olympic torch arrives in Beijing BEIJING (AFP) - The Olympic torch's global odyssey began its final leg in the heart of Beijing on Wednesday, two days ahead of the Games, with basketball icon Yao Ming and astronaut hero Yang Liwei carrying the flame.   Nations:China   People:Yao Ming Liu Xiang Zhang Yimou   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-05 Olympic torch finishes China earthquake zone tour CHENGDU, China - The Olympic torch's final parade in homage to victims of China's earthquake was run Tuesday after the route was changed amid worries about security in a region where Tibetan protests erupted earlier this year.   Nations:India U.S. France   People:Dalai Lama   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch   Source:(AP)   2008-08-05 Headlines Crowds in Beijing cheer Olympic torch arrival 2008-08-06 Torch cheered through Beijing amid Tibet protest 2008-08-06 Olympic flame sets off on final relay 2008-08-05 Olympic torch arrives in Beijing 2008-08-05 Olympic torch finishes China earthquake zone tour 2008-08-05 Actress Zhang puzzled by China protesters 2008-07-29 China displays iron grip as Olympic torch tours Tibet 2008-06-22 Olympic torch relay passes through Tibetan capital 2008-06-21 Security tight as torch tours west China 2008-06-18 Olympic torch relay cut to one day in Tibet 2008-06-18 Tight security as Olympic flame starts Xinjiang leg 2008-06-17 China clampdown for Olympic torch in Xinjiang: residents, exiles 2008-06-15 Dalai Lama calls for calm as Olympic torch heads to Tibet 2008-06-11 Quake victims remembered at torch relay in China 2008-05-22 China fights disease as Olympic torch to move to quake zone 2008-05-22 Torch relay to resume after quake mourning 2008-05-21 Olympic torch relay scaled down after China quake 2008-05-13 Chinese team takes Olympic torch to top of Mount Everest 2008-05-08 Tibetan woman holds Olympic flame atop Everest 2008-05-08 Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg 2008-05-04 Olympic torch arrives on safer terrain in mainland China 2008-05-03 Olympic torch enjoys smooth run in casino haven Macau 2008-05-03 Mia Farrow in Hong Kong as city prepares for Olympic torch 2008-05-01 Olympic torch arrives in Hong Kong after activists deported 2008-04-30 Supporters cheer Olympic torch in peaceful Vietnam relay 2008-04-29 Everest torch silence breeds frustration 2008-04-29 Vietnam breaks up rally before last international torch stop 2008-04-29 Suppoters drown out protesters in S. Korea Olympic torch leg 2008-04-27 Torch faces S.Korea protests, festivities in North 2008-04-27 Clashes break out at Olympic torch relay in South Korea 2008-04-27 Korean tries to set himself on fire during Seoul torch run 2008-04-27 Protesters jeer Olympic torch in Japan 2008-04-26 Major pro-China rally at Australia relay 2008-04-23 Runners carry Olympic torch in Australia unimpeded 2008-04-23 Nepal expels climber with 'Free Tibet' banner from Everest 2008-04-23 Australia to have unprecedented torch security 2008-04-23 Olympic torch arrives in Australia, quickly whisked away 2008-04-23 China condemns Paris honor to Dalai Lama 2008-04-22 Tibet protest as torch lands in Australia 2008-04-22 Olympic flame route scaled back in Indonesia 2008-04-22 Demonstrators in U.S. call Dalai Lama a liar 2008-04-21 Olympic flame arrives in Malaysia 2008-04-20 Torch protests stir strident Chinese nationalism 2008-04-20 Thai leg of Olympic torch relay festive 2008-04-19 Anti-China protests at torch run in Bangkok 2008-04-19 Japanese temple refuses to host Olympic torch 2008-04-18 Radical Tibetan disrupted Olympic in India 2008-04-17 Olympic flame carried through a quiet New Delhi 2008-04-17 Chinese fight back biased Western media 2008-04-16 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Olympic torch arrives in Beijing 2008-08-05 Olympic flame sets off on final relay 2008-08-05 Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg 2008-05-04 Actress Zhang puzzled by China protesters 2008-07-29 Olympic torch arrives on safer terrain in mainland China 2008-05-03 Crowds in Beijing cheer Olympic torch arrival 2008-08-06 Torch cheered through Beijing amid Tibet protest 2008-08-06 Olympic torch finishes China earthquake zone tour 2008-08-05 Suppoters drown out protesters in S. Korea Olympic torch leg 2008-04-27 China displays iron grip as Olympic torch tours Tibet 2008-06-22 Vietnam breaks up rally before last international torch stop 2008-04-29 Supporters cheer Olympic torch in peaceful Vietnam relay 2008-04-29 China condemns Paris honor to Dalai Lama 2008-04-22 Japanese temple refuses to host Olympic torch 2008-04-18 Confusion, protests mar US leg of Olympic torch relay 2008-04-10 Olympic torch evades protesters and supporters alike 2008-04-10 China denounced Olympics saboteurs 2008-04-08 China reports fresh Tibetan unrest, police fire warning shots 2008-04-04 China launches Olympic torch relay, amid protest concerns 2008-03-31 China blasts Pelosi over Tibet remarks 2008-03-23 Everest climbing season threatened by Tibet turmoil 2008-03-22 Tibet hangs heavy over Beijing's torch relay 2008-03-20 Olympic Games offer unique path to China markets 2008-02-16 Olympic torch relay passes through Tibetan capital 2008-06-21 Security tight as torch tours west China 2008-06-18

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