Jessica PhelanFebruary 14, 2013 08:16

Chatter: Olympic hero turns murder suspect

South Africa's own "Blade Runner" is arrested for alleged murder, the euro zone gets serious with recession, two of the world's top airlines pair up, and we bring you Valentines from around the world.

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Russian Olympic volleyball coach dies of unexplained causes in Croatia

Faine GreenwoodAugust 29, 2012 09:48

In a disturbing footnote to the just-ended London Olympic Games, Reuters reports that 43-year-old Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russia's women's volleyball coach, has died.

Faine GreenwoodJuly 31, 2012 13:20

NBC Fail? Network's coverage of London Olympics garners widespread social media scorn

#NBCfail hashtag becomes popular as Twitter users critique the network's coverage.

NBC has something of a public image problem these Olympic Games. From the huge time delay between the Opening Ceremony actually happening and Americans actually getting to see it, to not-exactly-informed-commentary from NBC's presenters, to the draconian Twitter suspension of a vocal critic of NBC's coverage — well, it's been a tough week.

Radical Muslim group calls off Opening Ceremony protest at Olympics, warns campaign is not over

Faine GreenwoodJuly 27, 2012 18:19

A radical Muslim group called off a plan to protest the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic games, reported Reuters this evening, claiming that police had told them to hold off.

Faine GreenwoodJuly 27, 2012 11:05

North Korea given right to broadcast Olympic games

North korea women soccer team olympics july 25 2012

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North Korea's coach Gun Sin Ui (C) waits for his team's delayed group G women's match against Colombia to start in the football competition in the London 2012 Olympic Games at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, on July 25, 2012. (GRAHAM STUART/AFP/Getty Images)

North Korea has been given the right to broadcast the Olympic games by the Asia- Pacific Broadcasting Union and Korea Broadcasting System, reported AFP today.

Beijing's Olympic stadiums are wasting away

Gus Lubin, Business Insider July 26, 2012 18:08

We may have to add China to the list of Olympic hosts that got a raw deal.

Faine GreenwoodJuly 26, 2012 16:20

Taiwanese flag pulled from Olympic display in Central London due to Chinese complaint

Republic of China flag will be replaced with Chinese Taipei flag at Olympic display by request of China, drawing Taiwanese ire

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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou gestures during a mass rally held in Taipei on November 21, 2010. (PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images)

A Taiwanese flag has been pulled from an Olympic games display in Central London due to Chinese complain, reported the Evening Standard - the latest diplomatic snafu for a Games that has yet to officially begin.

Faine GreenwoodJuly 21, 2012 00:00

Branded clothes come under scrutiny in London Olympics flap

Organizing committee statement indicates only large groups wearing "visibly branded" clothing to be barred entry

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: A giant set of Olympic rings are displayed from Tower Bridge on June 27, 2012 in London, England. The rings weigh over three tonnes and measure over 25 metres wide by 11.5 metres tall; they will be illuminated in a light-show every evening during the Games. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

In the latest in a series of advertising kerfuffles at the London Olympics, Olympic Delivery Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe admitted yesterday on BBC Radio 4's Today program that spectators wearing branded clothes wouldn't be allowed entry - a statement the organizing committee clarified in the face of public dismay.