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PROTESTERS IN BRAZIL HALT OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY AND EXTINGUISH ITS FLAME
Many in Brazil and around the world have raised questions about the hosting of expensive sports tournaments in countries with depressed economies and widespread poverty... READ MORE›
RIO BRINGS ITS SAMBA STYLE TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
In an interview on the 2016 Rio Olympics website, Meirelles talked about how his ambitions were forced to shrink along with the vanishing budget... READ MORE›
'THIS IS A SHAME!' FILTHY WATERS RAISE IRE AHEAD OF RIO OLYMPICS
Decaying remains, fetid sewage and floating garbage in Rio de Janeiro's waterways are fuelling worries about water safety ahead of the Olympics... READ MORE›
AGGREKO PULLS OLYMPIC TENDER, LEAVES RIO 2016 POWER IN DOUBT
In 2012, Aggreko's pre-tax profits surged 11 percent, helped by its London Olympic contract... READ MORE›
FINANCIAL CALAMITY DECLARED IN RIO WEEKS BEFORE OLYMPICS, BUT GAMES WILL GO ON
On Friday morning, Rio state Finance Minister Julio Bueno said that if the state were a company, it would enter into judicial recovery... READ MORE›
RIO 2016: SAUDI RUNNER AIMS TO BREAK BARRIERS
Marathoner Sarah Attar has inspired other women in Saudi Arabia to take up running as a serious sport... READ MORE›
'TOTAL CON JOB': OLYMPICS YET TO WIN OVER RESIDENTS OF HOST CITY
An existing course was flanked by a slum and a river of raw sewage... READ MORE›
MOROCCAN BOXER HELD OVER ALLEGED SEX ASSAULT
A Moroccan boxer has been arrested by Brazilian police over allegations of sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic village... READ MORE›
2 KILLED IN RIO BIKE PATH COLLAPSE
Part of a multimillion-dollar seaside bike path in Rio de Janeiro has collapsed, killing two people and injuring three others... READ MORE›
LATEST RIO HEADACHE BODY PARTS ON THE BEACH
Add bodies washing up on the beach to the growing list of problems bedeviling Brazil as it prepares to host the 2016 summer Olympics... READ MORE›
RIO DECLARES FINANCIAL DISASTER AHEAD OF OLYMPICS
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5-21... 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›
OLYMPIC TEAMS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PATHETIC STATE OF RIO'S ATHLETES VILLAGE
Ilha Pura, or Pure Island, the real estate developer that built the complex, said the company had delivered the apartments in pristine condition... READ MORE›
RIO POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS AT PROTESTERS OUTSIDE MARACANA STADIUM AHEAD OF OLYMPICS
Nunes said that when some protesters tried to pass a police line, officers had reacted with tear gas and the percussion grenade... READ MORE›
ECCLESTONE MOTHER-IN-LAW RESCUED AFTER KIDNAPPERS MADE SERIES OF ERRORS
Sao Paulo kidnappers left amateurish trail of clues that led police to rented flat where Aparecida Schunk was being held... 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›
AMAZON JAGUAR SHOT DEAD AT OLYMPIC TORCH CEREMONY
No request was made to authorise the participation of the jaguar Juma in the event of the Olympic torch, Ipaam said in a statement... READ MORE›
U.N. HEALTH AGENCY REJECTS RIO OLYMPICS POSTPONEMENT CALL OVER ZIKA
Based on the current assessment of the virus worldwide, WHO said, there is no public health justification for postponing or canceling the Games... READ MORE›
HOSPITAL ATTACK SPARKS NEW SECURITY CONCERNS IN RIO DE JANEIRO
Rio de Janeiro hospital attack sparks new security concerns... READ MORE›
BRAZIL PROBES OLYMPICS THREATS AFTER GROUP BACKS ISLAMIC STATE
Brazil will deploy about 85,000 soldiers, police and other security personnel, more than twice the size of the security deployment during the London Olympics in 2012... READ MORE›
THE OLYMPICS ARE BEING HELD IN A COUNTRY WITH A PRE-9/11 NOTION OF SECURITY
On its list of countries affected by terrorism, the United States ranks 35th, while Brazil ranks 74th... READ MORE›
JAGUAR SHOT DEAD AT RIO 2016 OLYMPICS TORCH CEREMONY
In Brazil, the Rio de Janeiro-based animal rights group Animal Freedom Union asked the same question... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN EXTREMIST GROUP PLEDGES ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS AHEAD OF RIO OLYMPICS
On Monday, an obscure Brazilian outfit called Ansar al-Khilafah pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on a Telegram channel, according to the SITE Intelligence Group... READ MORE›
18 MONTHS LEFT UNTIL THE OLYMPICS... RIO'S WATERSPORTS VENUES ARE FULL OF SEWAGE AND DEAD FISH
Rio 2016 sailing water venues still full of sewage, rubbish and dead fish with less than 18 months to go... READ MORE›
WORLD TRACK BODY SUSPENDS RUSSIAN ATHLETES FROM COMPETITION FOLLOWING DOPING REVELATIONS
Among the report's recommendations was a suspension of the country's track program for the Rio Olympics unless it demonstrated a significant improvement to its anti-doping program... READ MORE›
RIO POLICE FIRE TEARGAS, DETAIN 50 ANTI-OLYMPIC PROTESTERS (VIDEO)
Just on Thursday, students clashed with police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo over government reforms to the public education system... READ MORE›
GUNFIGHTS IN FAVELAS AND BROKEN MEDIA BUS WINDOWS
Gunfights in favelas and broken media bus windows More violence erupts during Rio Olympics... READ MORE›
IN ZIKA-STRICKEN BRAZIL, A CARNIVAL OF FLESH AND FEASTING -- FOR THE MOSQUITOES
From left Fernanda Morais, 22, Tuane Rocha, 35, and Thais Avella, 31, discuss an upcoming Carnival routine during a meeting at a samba school in Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›
GOLFER PULLS OUT OF RIO 2016 AMID ZIKA FEARS
As well as McIlroy, Scott and Oosthuizen, three-time major winner Vijay Singh and Australia's Marc Leishman... READ MORE›
HOW A TOUGH KID FROM A RIO FAVELA BECAME A BRAZILIAN NATIONAL HERO
Children fly homemade kites on the street where Rafaela Silva grew up in the City of God favela on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›