The flame was brought to the southern French port of Marseille from Greece on the three-masted Belem, 79 days before the ...
The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the ...
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Excitement is building in the southern French city of Marseille, where a majestic three-mast ship ...
The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with the port city's football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in ...
The Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille on Wednesday. And it's already been quite a journey. After being lit by the sun’s rays on April 16 in ...
A grandiose arrival that buried fears, at least in the press? For the sports daily L’Equipe, an “Olympic breath” swept Marseille with the arrival of the Olympic flame, Wednesday May 8, after a ...
The Olympic torch relay in Marseille ended on Thursday, May 9, with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron in the Stade-Vélodrome by Ivorian footballer Didier Drogba. The singer Soprano, the footballer ...
A man has been detained on suspicion of planning an attack on the Olympic torch relay in Bordeaux, French Interior Minister ...
France has officially welcomed the Olympic flame in a ceremony in the southern port city of Marseille. The event featured fighter jets and fireworks, and some 200,000 spectators.
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Even if you’re visiting for the Games, you may want to take a cultural break like a local. By Laura Cappelle Reporting from ...
By Roger Cohen Reporting from Paris There will be no French fries for the 15,000 athletes at the Olympic Games that open in ...