Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics (AP)

Trade deficit surged to 16-month high in July (AP)
AP - America's trade deficit shot up in July to the highest level in 16 months as oil imports hit an all-time high, offsetting strong export growth. The deficit with China climbed to the...

Hurdler Liu Xiang leaves Olympics with leg injury (AP)
AP - Liu Xiang and the entire nation of China looked forward to this moment for years:

China takes the gold, Americans win the bronze (AP)
AP - The roar began as soon as Chen Yibing's feet hit the mat, a primal scream that was four pressure-packed years in the making.

Iraq to revive oil deal with China (AP)
AP - Iraq and China are set to revive a $1.2 billion oil deal that was canceled after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, the Iraq's oil ministry said Sunday.

Bush: No one should fear religious freedom (AP)
AP - President Bush, in a clear reference to China's tight control of churches, said Sunday that no country should "fear the influence" of religious freedom.