Reuters - Euphoric spectators at the Olympics' opening ceremony returned to the harsh reality of Beijing's transport to get home, elbowing for a taxi or a spot on packed underground trains.
Reuters - Police detained hundreds of angry Tibetan refugees who tried to storm Chinese consular offices in the capitals of India and Nepal shortly before the Olympic Games opened in Beijing on Friday.
Reuters - Spinner Ajantha Mendis claimed 5-56 to help Sri Lanka bowl India out for 249 on the first day of the third test on Friday.
Reuters - India's June-September monsoon rains have revived across the country and are expected to be normal, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters on Friday.
Reuters - A retired army colonel is launching a comic-book series based on the exploits of India's war heroes, hoping to inspire legions of young fans to join the country's armed forces.
Reuters - Police placed three Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest on Friday as they prepared to lead protests against what they call attacks on Muslims and an economic blockade by Hindu demonstrators.
Reuters - Nations anxious to safeguard the fragile Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will seek conditions for lifting a 34-year embargo on nuclear trade with India at the United States' behest, diplomats and analysts say.
Reuters - Eyes were on Pakistan's generals on Friday for any gesture of support for President Pervez Musharraf the day after a four-month-old civilian coalition declared plans to impeach the former army chief.
Reuters - The cabinet has approved a new policy on uranium exploration, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters on Friday.
Reuters - Ten Southeast Asian countries will sign a free trade pact with India in December to cut import tariffs on goods, but not services or investment, a senior Thai official said on Friday.
Reuters - China celebrates its ancient past and modern power at the Olympics opening on Friday, seeking to shift the global focus from rights criticisms to sport.
Reuters - Pakistani newspapers implored President Pervez Musharraf to resign, rather than drag the country through more political upheaval, a day after the leaders of the civilian coalition declared plans to impeach him.
Reuters - Newlyweds Chen Ming and Sun Wei were all smiles on Friday, posing with a rose and their wedding certificate in front of the Beijing Culture Centre, where more than 1,000 couples married.
Reuters - A jury of U.S. military officers sentenced Osama bin Laden's driver on Thursday to just 5 1/2 years in prison -- most of which he has already served - in the first U.S. war crimes tribunal since World War Two.
