THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A newlywed couple poses for their wedding photos in front of a statue of Genghis Khan at the Parliament House on the ground of Sukhbaatar Square in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on July 2. (AP Photo)
TSOGTTSETSII, Mongolia -- After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi desert to China, but with one costly condition.