International Herald Tribune

Saturday August 28, 2004

For U.S., no gold in basketball
The U.S. lost to Argentina, 89-81, in a semifinal game on Friday night in Athens and, with it, a chance at a gold medal.
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AP Photo/Dusan Vranic

Weather

Celsius : Fahrenheit

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Today's Featured Column
Roger Cohen: Can galloping Britain catch gloomy Germany?

A Special Section for Expats



		Multimedia: Christopher Clarey on the essence of the Games.
		Slide shows: 8/27 \| 8/26 \| 8/25 \| 8/24 \| 8/23 Complete coverage

Vatican returns icon
	An ailing pope plays his last Russia card.

Poolside digital advice
	What's a beach vacation on the digital cutting edge like?

	Explosives found in Russian crash
	An Islamic extremist group claimed its fighters had hijacked the two planes to avenge the deaths of Muslims in Chechnya. Steven Lee Myers/NYT

	In Najaf, the heavy stench of war
	As a cease-fire halts the three-week fight between American forces and Iraqi insurgents, the toll from the battle is only too clear. Alex Berenson/NYT

	Unlikely alliance built on opposition to Iraq war now raises questions
	For a second three-way summit meeting, Putin is playing host to Chirac and Schröder at the Black Sea resort of Sochi next week. Katrin Bennhold/IHT

	Powered by trade, China gains political strength
	Australian businesses cannot seem to work fast enough to satisfy the hunger of their biggest new customer: China. Jane Perlez/NYT

	VW chief steers onto ough road
	Plummeting profits and eroding market share in the U.S. have conspired to make Bernd Pischetsrieder's first two years a bone-jarring ride. Mark Landler/NYT

	Spotlight fails to focus on Palestine hunger strike
	The international community has paid little attention to the several thousand Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who are on a hunger strike. Steven Erlanger/NYT

Travel & More

Patricia Wells: An encore for Robuchon

Of Special Interest

Souren Melikian: Drouot’s race to the bottom

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