IOC: No special tribute to slain Israelis (Yahoo! Sports)
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli officials were angry Thursday after the International Olympic Committee denied their request to hold a special tribute to the 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Games.
Ahmadinejad wants to attend London Olympics (Yahoo! Sports)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but that Britain doesn't want to host him.
Olympic flame arrives in Britain (Yahoo! Sports)
ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION CULDROSE, England (AP) Even the wind cooperated Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay.