Superpower risks super-arrogance

China’s confidence is the subject of anxious debate in the European Union and the United States.

Phelps aims for eight gold at Olympics

Michael Phelps's quest for gold and glory is just one bid for Olympic history that will unfold in Beijing's futuristic Olympic aquatic centre.

China lifts ban on Tiananmen websites

Websites on sensitive subjects are accessible in the Chinese capital as the authorities lifted more internet restrictions ahead of the Olympic Games.

China using Games as 'warfare', says stadium designer

China's Olympic security operation makes the country look like a police state, according to the artist behind Beijing's spectacular new stadium.

Games organisers to lift internet restrictions

The International Olympic Committee and the Chinese organisers BOCOG have agreed to lift all internet restrictions.

Mulaudzi on course for Beijing

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, South Africa's 800m star and Olympic silver medal winner in 2004, is still on track for a medal in Beijing.

IOC lifts Iraq's Beijing ban

The ban on Iraq competing at the Beijing Olympics next month has been lifted, the International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday.

Home away from home for Olympic tourists

During the Olympic Games Gao Benxu hopes to brush up his English by opening up his apartment to a family visiting from abroad.

Beijing haze recedes but rights concerns remain

Haze that has covered Beijing for the last few days cleared on Tuesday as rain fell 10 days before the Olympics begin.

UN calls for Olympic truce

The UN General Assembly and UN chief Ban Ki-Moon have called for a truce in hostilities around the world during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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