IN: hosts xi'an halved the first four judo titles at stake while hong kong tai kwong yee was eliminated in the opening round of the fourth chinese city games here on sunday .
summary: hosts halves judo titles in chinese city games

IN: russian prime minister sergei kiriyenko said wednesday he would discuss his country 's economic crisis with french leaders but that a financial aid package was not the main focus of the trip .
summary: new russian prime minister makes first foreign trip

IN: animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams , highways and other projects do n't pose a threat , under regulations the bush administration is set to put in place before president-elect barack obama can reverse them .
summary: bush set to relax rules protecting species

IN: one turkish village guard was killed and three turkish soldiers and another village guard wounded in clash with kurdish rebels in eastern turkey on saturday , semi - official anatolia news agency reported .
summary:
one turkish village guard killed in clash with kurdish rebels