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The Geelong history of tennis

Why Geelong? Graeme Kinross-Smith explains the game's rich history at Corio Bay.

McCain ruffles Beijing with talk of Chinese Arab Spring

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain warned China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun on Saturday that "the Arab Spring is coming to China" and highlighted the number of Tibetans burning themselves to death in his country. Zhang, speaking with McCain on a panel at the high-level Munich security conference, dismissed his comments about a looming Chinese Arab Spring as "no more ...

Russia, China veto U.N. resolution telling Assad to quit

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday an Arab- and Western-backed resolution at the U.N. Security Council calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down over his bloody crackdown on a popular uprising. The setback in diplomatic efforts to defuse the revolt peacefully came after world leaders and Syrian opposition activists accused Assad's forces of killing ...

'Trompe l'oeil', or the art of deception, on show in Paris

"Trompe l'oeil" -- or art designed to trick the eye -- is the title of a new Paris exhibit exploring the history of illusion and pastiche, from ancient frescoes to fashion and the decorative arts.

China and the United States: a discussion, not a lecture

There are many areas, including human rights, where China and the United States are grappling with common problems, writes Norm Page. In those common areas, we can build a common language that does not seek to assign blame to either side.