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Mention the name Missoni, and most think of a fashion empire that revolutionized textile patterns, but none of it would have happened had it not been for the 1948 London Olympics.
A Russian team composed of experts and government officials arrived Friday to join hands with Indonesian authorities in the investigation into the crash of Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane.
Ten weaponry caches for terrorist acts against Sochi Winter Olympics were found in Abkhazia, the Russian National Anti-Terror Committee (NAC) said Thursday.
The flame for the London 2012 Olympic Games was lit on Thursday in a ritual ceremony held at Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games more than 2,000 years ago.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences Thursday to Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the crash of a Russian aircraft in Indonesia.
Britain's most successful Olympic sailor, Ben Ainslie, will start off the torch relay when the Olympic flame arrives in Britain next week ahead of the London Games.
French "Spiderman" Alain Robert has scaled 85 giant structures around the globe including many of the world's tallest structures, most of which he has scaled using only his bare hands and climbing shoes.
A gang was attempting to move the weaponry to Sochi to launch terrorist activities against 2014 Winter Olympics.
Russia said on Thursday it had foiled a plot by Islamist militants to stage attacks on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and in the runup to the Games in the southern Russian city.
Britain on Thursday said it would change the type of Lockheed Martin-built Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft it would buy.
Russian new Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered to investigate the crash of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 commercial plane in Indonesia, the Russian government said Thursday.
People donning bathing suits and flippers gather at a square in Amsterdam during the National Flipper Race in the Netherlands, May 9, 2012.