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WorldMay 9

YouTube to stream Olympics

The Olympics are coming to YouTube.
NationalAugust 25

Hawkes Bay set to welcome golden twins home

Hawkes Bay is set to welcome home its gold medal winning residents Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell with open arms, a red carpet and a permanent marker to their Olympic achievement.
WorldAugust 24

China sentences 10 foreign protesters

Chinese police have sentenced at least 10 foreigners to 10 days of detention for protesting during the Olympic Games, an activist group and officials said.
WorldAugust 21

Bolt's diet secret revealed: chicken nuggets

Usain Bolt had a double gold sewn up coming into this morning's 200m final, so he made the Olympics even more magical by conjuring up a world record to emulate the record he set in the 100.
Bolt's diet secret revealed: chicken nuggets
Bolt's diet secret revealed: chicken nuggets
WorldAugust 21

Whirlwind week for Phelps' mother

Debbie Phelps sat in a luxury hotel suite with a view of the Manhattan skyline on Wednesday, a parade of TV cameras passing through to interview her.
Whirlwind week for Phelps' mother
Whirlwind week for Phelps' mother
WorldAugust 20

Afghan medallist wins bronze - and a house

Noor Ahmad Gayezabi said a silent prayer while watching the small family TV with his 13-year-old son. "Help Nikpai. Help Nikpai. Help Afghanistan."
Afghan medallist wins bronze - and a house
Afghan medallist wins bronze - and a house
WorldAugust 20

Hackers target Brazil Olympic Committee website

Disgruntled hackers targeted the Brazilian Olympic Committee's website to complain about the country's poor performance at the Beijing Games.
WorldAugust 20

Phelps sparks interest in swimming

In the wake of Michael Phelps, America is getting ready for a swimming boom. Swim clubs and coaches across the nation say there's been a surge of interest since Phelps began collecting his eight gold medals.
WorldAugust 19

Brazilian football fans hang heads in shame

Brazilians hung their heads in shame today in the wake of their Olympic football team's 3-0 drubbing by archrival Argentina.
WorldAugust 18

Embattled nations savour Olympics

An Iraqi sprinter whose coach had to bribe militiamen so she could train. A Palestinian swimmer unable to use the Olympic-size pool nearest her home. A pioneering runner from war-wracked Afghanistan who placed last in the 100m.
WorldAugust 17

Free condoms shunned by Olympic athletes

If the amount of free condoms being handed out is any indication, it seems the sex life of Olympic athletes isn't what it used to be.
WorldAugust 15

Two more protesters arrested in Beijing

An activist group says police have detained two foreigners who unfurled a "Free Tibet" banner on an Olympic billboard in the latest protest in the Chinese capital.
Two more protesters arrested in Beijing
Two more protesters arrested in Beijing
WorldAugust 14

Kiwi link to Olympics stabbing

The fatal stabbing of the father-in-law of Kiwi volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon at a Beijing landmark cast a sad shadow over the first full day of Olympic competition, just hours after China's jubilant opening of the Summer Games.
Kiwi link to Olympics stabbing
Kiwi link to Olympics stabbing
WorldAugust 14

Two die in crash near Olympic rowing venue

Two of the people involved in a crash near the Olympic rowing venue have died, the Beijing Olympic organising committee said today.
WorldAugust 13

China's Olympics kid-switch: one had the looks, one had the voice

One little girl had the looks. The other had the voice.
China's Olympics kid-switch: one had the looks, one had the voice
China's Olympics kid-switch: one had the looks, one had the voice
WorldAugust 13

Up to eight detained after Olympics protest

An activist group says up to eight pro-Tibet protesters have been detained by police near an Olympics venue in the Chinese capital.
WorldAugust 12

Renewed China violence kills three

Attackers jumped from a vehicle and slashed at civilian guards at a roadside checkpoint in China's far west overnight, killing three and extending a surge of violence that has accompanied the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Renewed China violence kills three
Renewed China violence kills three
WorldAugust 12

Security tightens in Beijing

Security has lifted a notch in Beijing, with armed guards at the Olympic Village, extra airport-style screening at entrances and the unusual sight of a light armoured vehicle parked outside the Main Press Centre.
WorldAugust 11

Condition of Olympics stabbing victim improves

The condition of the American mother of a former Olympian who was stabbed on the opening day of Olympics competition was improving today, a spokesman for the U.S. Olympics Committee told the AP.
Condition of Olympics stabbing victim improves
Condition of Olympics stabbing victim improves
WorldAugust 11

South Korean arrested in China bomb threat

A South Korean man has been arrested for allegedly threatening via an e-mail to blow up Air China planes, which forced a passenger jet to return to Japan last week and caused delays for four other flights, Japanese police said today.
NationalAugust 10

NZer's family devastated after Beijing stabbing

Olympics organisers have vowed to tighten security after the fatal stabbing of the American father-of-law of a New Zealander in Beijing.
OpinionAugust 10

Meticulous, caring party atmosphere; plus dog meat off the menu

On Olympic opening night the glossy, polished streets of Beijing are swarming with proud residents, pushy photographers, and a million officials who do not quite know what to do with themselves.
WorldAugust 10

Life's a beach for Bush in Beijing

Most days, being the US president means trying to extinguish one crisis after another.
Life's a beach for Bush in Beijing
Life's a beach for Bush in Beijing
SportAugust 10

Olympics: NZ team reassured over security

New Zealand Olympic Games chef de mission Dave Currie is confident his team are safe in Beijing, despite the murder yesterday of a tourist related to a United States volleyball coach.
WorldAugust 9

American tourist killed in Beijing

Beijing authorities say a Chinese man attacked two American tourists on the opening day of the Olympic Games, killing one of them before committing suicide.