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Olympics' Africa Village closes in row over bills
Africa Village was supposed to showcase the Olympic best of an entire continent. But the cultural celebration in London's Kensington Gardens has been ...
Openly gay athletes still scarce at Olympic Games
It has been a great games for gay Olympians — probably. British equestrian Carl Hester won gold in team dressage in London. Midfielder Megan Rapinoe ...
Oscar Pistorius denied relay run at Olympics
Oscar Pistorius never even got the baton. The double-amputee runner from South Africa was on the track but didn't get to run in the 4x400-meter relay ...
Olympic 'games pastors' minister to games-goers
At the Olympics, it's not just the athletes who go faster, higher and stronger. So do the emotions of spectators at this vast, dramatic and often ...
UK: soldiers body parts kept without family accord
Britain's Ministry of Defense has admitted it kept body parts and tissue samples from dead soldiers without notifying their families. The Military ...
London subway cleaners strike in pay dispute
Cleaners working on London's subway network are staging a 48-hour strike in a dispute over pay during the Olympics. Members of the Rail Maritime and ...
New Zealand Olympic venue evacuated over BBQ fire
A gas barbecue caught fire and exploded Wednesday night at New Zealand's Olympic hospitality center, forcing the evacuation of some 300 people.
Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stamps
These British athletes can't be licked. The Royal Mail has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with ...
Nearly 2,000 convicted over 2011 London riots
Sixteen gang members have received prison sentences ranging from 16 months to nine years for their role in Britain's riots a year ago. The riots ...
Europe's economies show signs of weakness
Europe's biggest economies are showing increasing signs of weakness, a sign that the struggles of their heavily-indebted neighbors are spreading ...
Standard Chartered chief rejects NY claims on Iran
The Bank of England criticized New York financial regulators Wednesday for unilaterally accusing Standard Chartered of illegally laundering oil money ...
S. African man pleads guilty in honeymoon slaying
The South African man who drove a Swedish bride to her death after allegedly being hired by her British husband to kill her on their honeymoon pleaded ...
Cameroon: 7 missing athletes may want new home
Seven Cameroon athletes who left the Olympic village in the dead of night may be seeking new homes and better sports opportunities elsewhere, a ...
London Tube cleaners to strike in pay dispute
A British transport union says cleaners working on London's subway network are going on strike in a dispute over pay during the Olympics. The Rail ...
UK police arrest suspected ETA terrorist
A suspected member of the armed Basque group ETA has been detained in London on an extradition warrant, the fourth to be arrested in Britain in recent ...
Museum wins bid to keep Manet masterpiece in UK
Britain's Ashmolean Museum says it has raised almost 8 million pounds ($12.5 million) to buy an Edouard Manet masterpiece and keep it on public ...
APNewsBreak: G4S fills its Olympic security quota
Sometimes, it's better late than never. With the London Olympics nearly over— and after a staffing debacle that called Olympic security into question ...
Bank of England sees stagnant UK economy
Britain's economy will stagnate this year, the Bank of England has forecast, raising expectations that more stimulus measures will be needed. In its ...
Golden mailbox for Olympic champ Ennis defaced
Civic officials say vandals have defaced a mailbox that was painted gold to celebrate Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis. The Royal Mail has ...
7 Cameroon athletes missing from Olympic village
Seven of Cameroon's Olympic competitors have disappeared from their official residence and may be attempting to seek asylum in Britain, the chief of ...
St. Lucia police: Tourist died from electrocution
Police on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia say a 20-year-old British woman who died last month after diving into a hotel pool suffered an electric ...
Anglicans dump News Corp. shares over hack scandal
The Church of England has sold its shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. over its handling of a phone hacking scandal at one of its newspapers.
Needham's Raisman wins gold on floor exercise
Needham's local hero Aly Raisman is going home with two gold medals. The Olympic gymnast won gold in floor exercise Tuesday, an hour after winning ...
Clueless fans inject fun into Olympic contests
Lucy Stewart says she likes water polo — even if it doesn't have horses. Like many spectators at the London Olympics, Stewart was watching with ...