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• Tibetan exiles debate future of movement
While China allowed former British and Portuguese colonies to retain their own police forces, legal systems and limited democratic governance even after returning to Chinese sovereignty in the late 1990s, they have repeatedly made clear that Tibet is ...
• Legendary surf towns
With its cobblestoned streets and tiled buildings, Ericeira looks like a quintessential Portuguese fishing village. But north and south of the village center, scalloped cliffs give way to white-sand beaches and—much to surfers' delight—consistent ...
• New Macau casino opens
Stanley Ho ran the casino business in Macau for 40 years until 2001 — two years after the Portuguese colony returned to Chinese rule — when the government broke up his monopoly and handed out gaming concessions to foreign interests. American ...
• Congo rebels make roadblock out of bodies
Associated Press reporters have already seen Portuguese-speaking soldiers wearing green berets with pins in the shape of Angola appearing to guard a road alongside Congolese soldiers. But Angola has denied their presence. The overt entry of Angolans ...
• Army, rebels renew fighting in Congo
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet suggested some people may have mistaken Congolese government troops who had trained in Angola, and therefore spoke Portuguese, for Angolan troops. There is widespread concern that the ...