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LONDON — London Mayor Boris Johnson is urging international Olympic officials to use public transportation during the 2012 Games. Johnson says the International Olympic Committee and other "Games family" should use London buses and underground trains ...http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j6nNgp0Skv5YpkbtdOiAustralian Olympic boss John Coates will extend the hands-on role he has with the London Games to Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Australian Olympic Committee presi...

About el moutawakel, olympic committee, rio games, london, ioc

NEW YORK (AP) — Leaders at the US Olympic Committee would consider bidding to bring a Winter Games to America as part of a larger effort to repair the federation's international standing. "Nothing's off the table at ...http://www.pottstownmercury.com/articles/2010/01/13/sports/doc4b4dce0cb783f12373LAUSANNE - Olympic chief Jacques Rogge on Thursday warned doping "cheats" that he was ready to root them out at the Winter Games in Vancouver. The International Olympic Committee chief ....

About smarter planet, ibm ceo palmisano

The world economy "has stabilized somewhat" but resource constraints will linger, International Business Machines Corp. Chief Executive Samuel Palmisano said in a London speech to business and government leaders. ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704586504574655002299324212.htmlSpeaking in London, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano spoke about the successes in the company's Smarter Planet initiative, which involves the increased intelligence in digital devices and using the data coll...

About london conference, foreign, yemeni cleric, influential yemen cleric, al-qaeda

SANA'A, Jan. 12 (Saba) - Yemen and United Kingdom (UK) discussed here on Tuesday the arrangements for holding the London conference to support Yemen scheduled to be held on January 28th. At their meeting, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and the UK ...http://www.sabanews.net/en/news202910.htmAn influential Yemeni cleric has warned the country not to allow "occupation" by foreign powers as it co-operates with the US in counter-terrorism. Abdul-Majid al-Zindani, named as a terrorist by...

About london conference, yemen’s, foreign, yemeni cleric, influential yemen cleric, al-qaeda

The governor of a key province in the front line of Yemen's struggle against al- Qa'ida has admitted that the government's control in his area is "not strong", and says that no extra troops have been deployed there despite official suggestions that the ...http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/yemen-cannot-contain-alqaidaYemeni officials have admitted they are losing the battle against al-Qaeda and the terror group is extending its reach into remote regions where state con...

About aiken lead, schwartzel, south africa, east london, fisher, round

It finally all came together for Charl Schwartzel as the combination of great golf and a bit of luck merged on the last day of the Africa Open at East London Golf Club on Sunday. The young South African claimed the fifth victory of his career with a ...http://www.golf365.co.za/news_story/0,17923,9786_5851406,00.htmlCharl Schwartzel won his fourth European Tour title at the Africa Open on Sunday when a 6-under 67 helped him edge out Thomas Aiken. And this after bogeying the tough final hole and t...

About arrested, heathrow plane bomb threat, london airport, police

LONDON - Two men have been charged with making a false bomb threat and being drunk aboard a passenger plane following a security scare at London's Heathrow ...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34784573/ns/travel-news/An air passenger has been charged with making a bomb threat which sparked a terror alert and grounded a packed jet at Heathrow Airport. ...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6959245/Passenger-charged-over-bomb-threat-whichLONDON — British police have arrested three men who allegedly made a b...

About europe winter, heavy snow, britain, weather, temperatures, cold

London: The harshest winter in decades on Thursday caused a new round of travel chaos in Britain with the thick layer of snow on ground turning to ice and forcing three million people to miss work, even as at least three persons died in cold-related ...http://www.zeenews.com/news593561.htmlLONDON — Britain's harshest winter for decades continued to cause havoc on Friday forcing the cancellation of dozens of Eurostar trains linking London and Paris. Overnight temperatures plunged to minus 22 degr...

About eurostar service, channel tunnel, eurostar trains, eurostar train stuck, weather, london

A government minister blasted Eurostar yesterday after being caught in delays caused by a breakdown. Europe minister Chris Bryant hit out at the Chunnel rail service on Twitter after two days of talks in Paris. ...http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/08/labour-euro-chief-s-fury-at-London: Eurostar was hit by new problems on Thursday as a high-speed train travelling from Brussels to London became stuck in the Channel Tunnel for about two hours because of a technical problem. The train...

About europe winter, heavy snow, britain, temperatures, cold

Europe grappled with grounded planes and yet more Eurostar cancellations Friday as bitter winter weather forced Britain to curb industrial gas usage in order to save supplies. Britain saw overnight temperatures plunge to minus 22 degrees Celsius (minus ...http://rawstory.com/news/afp/European_freeze_hits_transport_as_B_01082010.htmlLONDON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The heavy snowfalls earlier in the week that swept across Britain are over, but the country now faces a big chill, with temperatures expect...