Chinese ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong said on Wednesday that the Olympic torch relay in San Francisco was "successful" under enthusiastic reception of the American public, including the Chinese Americans and overseas Chinese.

The worldwide protests against China ignited by the Olympic torch has landed President George W Bush's proposed trip to attend the Beijing Games opening into a hot political controversy.

Officials for the 2012 London Olympics have announced the costs and confirmed the builders for the Olympic Stadium and aquatic center.

Authorities in San Francisco are bracing for anti-China protests Wednesday as the western U.S. city hosts the latest leg of the Olympic torch's world relay.

Authorities in San Francisco are bracing for anti-China protests Wednesday as the western U.S. city hosts the latest leg of the Olympic torch's world relay.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge on Wednesday.

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is pleased to announce the nomination of eight athletes to the U.S. Archery Team that will compete in the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.

Martin Atock, Managing Director of the official Olympic horse transportation company, Peden, tells a tale that contrasts the sophistication of 21st Century equine flight management with the less complicated methods employed in earlier times.

Beijing has said "no force" can stop the Olympic flame relay as it faces protests on the US leg of its journey while seven demonstrators have been arrested in San Francisco and the flame has since arrived in the city.

The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says it is concerned about China's deportation of a young Pakistani refugee. The UNHCR says the deportation appears to be linked to alleged security concerns regarding the upcoming summer Olympics in Beijing.

The Chinese government has warned protesters against further disrupting the Olympic torch relay after anti-China demonstrators disrupted the relay in Europe. Meanwhile, an International Olympic Committee official has said the committee is considering scrapping torch relays altogether to prevent future incidents.

Olympic officials are discussing the possibility of ending the international torch relay for the 2008 Olympic Games, which has been plagued by persistent anti-Chinese protests since it was first lit last month.