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MINISTER QUERIES WHY EX-OLYMPIC BOSS REFUSES TO GO BEFORE BODY OVER TICKET SALES
The committee met on Thursday to discuss the Justice Moran Report into ticketing at the Rio Olympic Games... READ MORE›
'LAX' DOPING CONTROLS
Triple jumper Tosin Oke outlines his frustrations as an athlete battling the Nigerian and international federations that govern the sport... READ MORE›
LOS ANGELES DECLARES CANDIDATURE TO HOST OLYMPIC GAMES 2028
The Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic bid committee announced Monday it's candidature to host Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028... READ MORE›
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TERRORIST ATTACKS IN FRANCE TUNISIA AND KUWAIT KILL DOZENS
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait, according to statements on Twitter... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN PARALYMPIAN MUGGED AT GUNPOINT IN RIO
That advice is particularly important before the Paralympic Games period, she said... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 1,000 U.S. SPIES PROTECTING RIO OLYMPICS
U.S. intelligence cooperation with Brazil has been excellent since 9 11, a senior intelligence official said, adding, We consider the Brazilians to be well-prepared and highly professional... READ MORE›
THE LAGOON IN FRONT OF RIO'S OLYMPIC PARK IS SO FILTHY THE FISH ARE DYING
Much of the neighborhood's natural habitat has been spoiled Pollution and raw sewage mar the lagoons that surround the Olympic Park and Olympic Village... READ MORE›
JON STEWART: LET'S CALL CHARLESTON MASSACRE WHAT IT WAS - AN ACT OF TERRORISM
In South Carolina, roads are named after the people who fought to keep black people off the roads... READ MORE›
BUDAPEST CONSIDERS DROPPING 2024 OLYMPICS BID
Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos said earlier on Friday that, if a referendum was called, he would seriously consider a proposal to withdraw the bid... READ MORE›
BRAZIL OFFICIALS EVICT FAMILIES FROM HOMES AHEAD OF 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
Housing advocacy groups say local governments in Brazil are using the coming Olympics to justify forced evictions and segregation in Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›
RIO OFFICIALS WARN INDIA YOUR DELEGATION IS PUSHY AND RUDE
The International Olympic Committee suspended the Indian Olympic Association for violations of its charter in 2012 because it had elected leaders with pending criminal charges... READ MORE›
BEYOND OLYMPIC GLOW A VICIOUS DRUG WAR RAGES IN RIO
But across town, far from the Olympic excitement, the crackling of gun battles echoed through the colossal favelas that envelop Rio de Janeiro's hillsides... READ MORE›
BELGIAN PARALYMPIAN 'NOT READY' FOR EUTHANASIA
The wheelchair racer, who won a silver medal on Saturday in the 400m, said she signed euthanasia papers in 2008... READ MORE›
TOKYO ELECTS YURIKO KOIKE AS ITS FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR
Ms. Koike entered politics in 1992 after a career as a television news anchor... READ MORE›
AUSSIE TRACK STAR PERKINS TO RIDE FOR RUSSIA
I've spoken to Cycling Australia's High Performance Program and staff and they have been supportive... READ MORE›
THE OLYMPICS ARE A TEST THAT BRAZIL HAS YET TO PASS
Problems with security, facilities and transportation have challenged the Rio Games... READ MORE›
WHY IS INDIA SO BAD AT GETTING MEDALS?
Olympic losers Why is India so bad at getting medals?... READ MORE›
LAURA TROTT AND JASON KENNY EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD TOGETHERA
Four-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny is pregnant, her agent has confirmed... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S RIO STATE SEEKS EMERGENCY FUNDING AHEAD OF OLYMPICS
The state's declaration will have no negative impact on the games, Rio 2016 organizing committee spokesman Mario Andrada said, according to the state-run news outlet Agencia Brasil... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN ATHLETES BAN IS 'UNFAIR', SAYS VLADIMIR PUTIN
Meanwhile, Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva said she would challenge the IAAF's decision in court, claiming it was a human rights violation ... READ MORE›
IMPEACHMENT OF DILMA ROUSSEFF IS DEBATED BY BRAZILS SENATE AFTER MONTHS OF CHAOS
Still, Ms. Rousseff is rare among top politicians in Brazil in that she has not faced accusations of illegally enriching herself... READ MORE›
'AT THE END OF THE STREET, YOU SEE TOTAL MISERY'
Costa's problem inflation, a major consequence of the country's crippling recession and one many locals feel the Olympics has exacerbated... READ MORE›
'WE REALLY HOPE TO LEARN A LOT FROM CANADA'
She seems even more confused when I ask her about the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, to be hosted in South Korea a year from now... READ MORE›
DEATH OF AL-QAEDA LEADER MAY BENEFIT ISLAMIC STATE
Recent killings of al-Qaeda leaders represent only short-term tactical gains for the United States, she said... READ MORE›
DAYS BEFORE THE OLYMPICS, RIO FAMILIES SAY GOODBYE TO THEIR HOMES
Rio de Janeiro municipal police officers stand guard during demolition in Vila Autodromo in March... READ MORE›
THE QUIET VOICES SAYING 'NO' TO PARIS'S OLYMPIC BID
When the mayor was elected, she was opposed to holding the Olympic Games in Paris, he said... READ MORE›
BROTHER OF BRUSSELS SUICIDE BOMBER SET FOR RIO OLYMPICS
Older brother Najim, 24, was one of two suicide bombers who blew himself up at Brussels Airport on March 22... READ MORE›
AIRSTRIKE KILLS AL-QAEDA LEADER IN SYRIA
Officials said Khorasan, an al-Qaeda offshoot, was in the final stages of preparing attacks on American or European targets... READ MORE›
RIO 2016 OFFICIALS APOLOGIZE TO CHINA FOR USING WRONG FLAG
Incorrect Chinese flags are flanked by an American flag during a medal ceremony for the 10m air rifle competition... READ MORE›
FRENCH LANGUAGE WATCHDOG 'DISAPPROVES' OF PARIS' ENGLISH-LANGUAGE OLYMPIC SLOGAN
Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest are vying to host the 2024 Olympics with a decision to be made by the IOC in Lima on September 13... READ MORE›
'A BEAUTIFUL LIFE': FORMERLY HOMELESS BOY WHO LIT OLYMPIC CAULDRON HAD SUFFERED YEARS OF REJECTION
The Vila Olimpica in Padre Miguel was the first one built, and has nurtured talents like current Olympian Rosangela Santos and Paralympian Felipe Gomes... READ MORE›
RIO GOVERNOR WARNS OLYMPICS COULD BE 'BIG FAILURE' AMID CASH CRISIS
Rio de Janeiro's acting governor has warned that the Olympic Games could be a big failure, because of budget shortfalls... READ MORE›
IN BRAZIL'S POLITICAL CRISIS, A POWERFUL NEW FORCE
Silas Malafaia, an influential Brazilian evangelical pastor, author and televangelist, preaches at his Victory in Christ temple in Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›