• Chinese activist still missing after detention

  BEIJING (AP) — A Christian activist who was detained as he cycled to church for a service attended by President Bush on the opening weekend of the Olympics has not returned home, his brother said Monday.

  

• China Says Quake Death Toll More than 51,000

  BEICHUAN, China (AP) - China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

  

• China Quake Efforts Focus on Housing Victims; Search for Suvivors Ongoing

  BEICHUAN, China (AP) - Rescuers held out hope of finding more survivors Saturday, nearly five days after a powerful earthquake ravaged China's Sichuan province, and authorities prepared for the daunting task of housing and feeding millions left homeless.

  

• China Rejects Tainted U.S. food

  Chinese inspectors have seized shipments of U.S.-made orange pulp and dried apricots.

• China Court Rules Against NYT Researcher

  Chinese courts on Friday ruled against a blind activist and a researcher for The New York Times in two cases that have attracted international attention as examples of government retribution against d