Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics, narrowly beating out Toronto, despite concerns over pollution and human rights abuses. Proving those concerns well founded, authorities in Aksu, Xinjiang razed a mosque for refusing to display posters promoting the Olympic games. Read more >
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Multiculturalism: China Razes Mosque
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Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA
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9/11 – Muslims Attack and Kill 3000
