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  • A man believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (center, facing away from camera, is greeted at Changchun rail station in Changchun, China, on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Mr. Kim reportedly has met top Chinese leaders in an apparent bid for Beijing's diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his third and youngest son, who is said to be traveling with him. (AP Photo/Kyodo News Agency)

    N. Korean leader tours Chinese border cities

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il apparently toured several Chinese border cities Sunday while on a secretive trip reportedly aimed at drumming up support for a succession plan involving his youngest son.


  • Nuggets hire Ujiri as new GM, and priority is Melo

    The Denver Nuggets have hired a man with global basketball experience to manage a team that's in a world of hurt: two big men sidelined, a player under police investigation and its superstar's signature missing from a contract extension.


  • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands while visiting the construction site of a new launch facility, the Cosmodrome Vostochny, outside Uglegorsk, some 3,600 miles (5800 kilometers) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Russia will launch its manned space missions from a new center in the Far East in 2018, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday, as the country seeks greater independence for its space program. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

    Putin visits site of Russia's new launch center

    Russia will launch its manned space missions from a new center in the Far East in 2018, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday, as the country seeks greater independence for its space program.


  • A Chinese paramilitary police man gestures for a photographer to stop shooting pictures outside the Nan Hu hotel where North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is believed to be staying after he arrived at Changchun in northeastern China's Jilin province on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il was said to be traveling with his youngest son on a rare trip to China on Friday, re-igniting speculation the younger Mr. Kim will take over the reigns of the reclusive communist nation in coming years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

    N. Korean leader's trip spurs succession speculation

    North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il reportedly met top Chinese leaders in an apparent bid for Beijing's diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his third and youngest son, who is said to be traveling with him.


  • Cavs deal with Chinese investors falls apart

    A deal to sell a Chinese investment group a minority share of the Cleveland Cavaliers has collapsed.


  • ** FILE ** Former President Jimmy Carter (left) waves to onlookers after arriving at Boston's Logan International Airport with Aijalon Gomes (right) on Aug. 27, 2010. Mr. Carter flew to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, on a private mission to secure a pardon for the 31-year-old Mr. Gomes, an American who was detained in January after crossing into the country from China. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

    American imprisoned in N. Korea returns to Boston

    An American held captive for seven months in North Korea stepped off a plane in his hometown Friday, looking thin but joyful as he hugged the former president who had helped win his release and family and friends surrounded him in a group embrace.


  • Nuggets hire Ujiri as new GM, and priority is Melo

    The Denver Nuggets have hired a man with global basketball experience to manage a team that's in a world of hurt: two big men sidelined, a player under police investigation and its superstar's signature missing from a contract extension.


  • In this Aug. 26, 2010 photo, pianist Liu Wei plays the piano with his toes during his practice session in Shanghai.   The 23-year-old, whose arms were amputated after a childhood accident, plays the piano with his toes.  Liu was thrust into the limelight earlier this month when he performed on "China's Got Talent," the Chinese version of the TV show that helped make Britain's Susan Boyle a singing star. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

    Chinese man with no arms plays piano with toes

    Pianist Liu Wei sits quietly to compose himself before plunging into the music. Then he takes off a sock.


  • Greece coach Kazlauskas slams FIBA punishment

    FIBA's decision to suspend Antonis Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis for their part in last week's brawl in an exhibition game against Serbia was "something unbelievable," Greece coach Jonas Kazlauskas said Friday.


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