en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/world/olympic/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_flame_arrives_in_argenti/ Argentina is billing Friday's Olympic torch run as an easygoing street fiesta, set to a tango beat. But officials are worried enough about anti-China protests to mobilize thousands of police officers after torch runs in other cities caused chaos, and p news world 2008-04-11 08:15:40 http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_flame_arrives_in_argenti/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/268092012/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_flame_arrives_in_argenti/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/long-awaited_olympic_torch_route/ The Beijing Olympic torch will be carried along San Francisco's waterfront and briefly pass through the Marina District, according to city officials who announced the specific route today. The long-anticipated announcement about the torch's planned rou news world 2008-04-02 08:18:03 http://www.newsique.com/world/long-awaited_olympic_torch_route/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/262238349/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/long-awaited_olympic_torch_route/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/pollution_threat_to_beijing_olym/ Olympic chief Jacques Rogge says air pollution could lead to some events at the 2008 Beijing Games being postponed. Speaking a year to the day before the start of the 2008 Games, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said: "It is a news world 2007-08-08 13:00:22 http://www.newsique.com/world/pollution_threat_to_beijing_olym/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/front_page/6934955.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [10] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/pollution_threat_to_beijing_olym/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/india_slashes_olympic_torch_rout/ The Olympic association had hoped to hold a torch run along Islamabad's main boulevard in front of parliament, but the event will now be held inside a nearby sports stadium. The torch, touring the world ahead of the Olympic Games, has drawn protests ov news world 2008-04-15 08:17:00 http://www.newsique.com/world/india_slashes_olympic_torch_rout/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24121251/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/india_slashes_olympic_torch_rout/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_torch_relay_moves_to_oma/ The Olympic torch arrived Monday in Oman amid tight security and expectations of a smooth relay of the flame on the Middle Eastern leg of its round-the-world tour. Officials said the flame arrived at Oman International Airport from Tanzania and was receiv news world 2008-04-14 08:13:45 http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_torch_relay_moves_to_oma/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/14/olympics.oman.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_torch_relay_moves_to_oma/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/ioc_chief_games_meant_to_advance/ Olympic chief Jacques Rogge said Thursday that the controversial Olympic torch relay would go ahead but admitted that the International Olympic Committee had hoped that awarding the Games to Beijing would "advance the social agenda of China, including hum news world 2008-04-10 08:12:58 http://www.newsique.com/world/ioc_chief_games_meant_to_advance/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/torch.relay/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/ioc_chief_games_meant_to_advance/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/china_stands_firm_on_tibet_relay/ China has reaffirmed its commitment to take the Olympic torch through Tibet despite strong international pressure. Tibet's Chinese-backed governor said he would take personal responsibility for the torch's safety and "severely punish" all who tried to news world 2008-04-09 08:21:59 http://www.newsique.com/world/china_stands_firm_on_tibet_relay/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7338258.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/china_stands_firm_on_tibet_relay/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/china_promises_peaceful_olympics/ Beijing Olympic organizers said Monday they are confident of security for the Summer Games, one day after an official said authorities had uncovered a plot by Islamic terrorists targeting the event. "An efficient Olympic security command system is in plac news world 2008-03-10 08:13:18 http://www.newsique.com/world/china_promises_peaceful_olympics/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/03/10/olympics.security.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/china_promises_peaceful_olympics/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/one_year_out_from_olympics_a_tes/ China's Olympic organizers said Monday that they will not allow the 2008 Beijing Games to be turned into a sounding board for foreigners with a political agenda. But even as they spoke, foreign demonstrators demanded the release of political prisoners and news world 2007-08-07 08:16:27 http://www.newsique.com/world/one_year_out_from_olympics_a_tes/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/06/AR2007080600338.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/one_year_out_from_olympics_a_tes/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/beijing_holds_grand_olympic_hope/ Still a year away, the Beijing Olympics are poised to be the grandest Games of all. This has been called "China's Century," and the games will reflect the country's lofty ambitions when they open on August 8, 2008 -- a watershed of sports, politics and th news world 2007-08-07 01:00:11 http://www.newsique.com/world/beijing_holds_grand_olympic_hope/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/china.olympics.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [3] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/beijing_holds_grand_olympic_hope/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/tibet_groups_seek_olympic_pressu/ Tibetan groups urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday to pressure China into fulfilling the pledge on human rights it made when it was awarded the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "China had made a number of promises to the IOC regarding improv news world 2007-08-03 00:48:05 http://www.newsique.com/world/tibet_groups_seek_olympic_pressu/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/tibet.china.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/tibet_groups_seek_olympic_pressu/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/chinas_king_kong_wants_to_carry_/ One of the world's hairiest men, who nicknames himself "King Kong", has launched a campaign to carry the Olympic Torch during the relay ahead of next year's Beijing Games, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. "The Olympics belong to everyone -- the comm news world 2007-08-01 09:54:32 http://www.newsique.com/world/chinas_king_kong_wants_to_carry_/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070731/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_olympics_beijing_kingkong http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/chinas_king_kong_wants_to_carry_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/execution_underscores_concern_ov/ China executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog for approving untested medicine for cash, a show of Beijing's seriousness about product safety, while officials announced moves Tuesday to safeguard food at next summer's Olympic Games. During Z news world 2007-07-10 20:55:19 http://www.newsique.com/world/execution_underscores_concern_ov/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/china.execution.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/execution_underscores_concern_ov/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_putin_celebrating_olympic/ The choice of the Black Sea resort of Sochi to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games is being celebrated here as a personal victory for the diplomacy of President Vladimir Putin and belated vindication for a booming country that often feels slighted by the W news world 2007-07-06 08:18:43 http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_putin_celebrating_olympic/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/131058492/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/russia_putin_celebrating_olympic/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_firms_abusing_workers/ Some official merchandise for the 2008 Olympics in China has been made using child labour, forced overtime and low wages to boost profits, a report says. Playfair - an alliance of world trade unions - has condemned "severe workers' rights violations" i news world 2007-06-11 00:39:05 http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_firms_abusing_workers/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6739159.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/olympic_firms_abusing_workers/#comments