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| Olympic chiefs end crisis meeting | Olympic chiefs end crisis meeting |
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| The International Olympic Committee is ending a week of meetings overshadowed by violent protests against the torch relay for the Beijing Games. | |
| With the Olympic flame in Argentina, IOC officials were discussing how future relays should be handled. | With the Olympic flame in Argentina, IOC officials were discussing how future relays should be handled. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told China he will not attend the Games opening ceremony in Beijing in August. | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told China he will not attend the Games opening ceremony in Beijing in August. |
| The IOC president said protests at the relay in London, Paris and San Francisco had created a "crisis". | The IOC president said protests at the relay in London, Paris and San Francisco had created a "crisis". |
| Speaking on Thursday, Jacques Rogge also urged China to respect its "moral engagement" to improve human rights. | Speaking on Thursday, Jacques Rogge also urged China to respect its "moral engagement" to improve human rights. |
| But Beijing told the IOC to keep politics out of the Games. | But Beijing told the IOC to keep politics out of the Games. |
| Map of planned world torch relay route | Map of planned world torch relay route |
| In Buenos Aires, several thousand police are braced to line the torch's planned 13km (eight mile) route through the Argentine capital. | |
| Chinese reaction to protests'Houdini torch' relay disappointsIn pictures: San Francisco relayMedia coverage: China vs West | Chinese reaction to protests'Houdini torch' relay disappointsIn pictures: San Francisco relayMedia coverage: China vs West |
| Next stop is Tanzania, where Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai has withdrawn from the relay citing concerns over human rights in China. | Next stop is Tanzania, where Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai has withdrawn from the relay citing concerns over human rights in China. |
| Record claim | Record claim |
| The Olympic flame is being relayed through 20 countries before it arrives in Beijing for the opening ceremony. | The Olympic flame is being relayed through 20 countries before it arrives in Beijing for the opening ceremony. |
| China says more world leaders will attend its Olympics than went to the last games in Athens. | China says more world leaders will attend its Olympics than went to the last games in Athens. |
| But the BBC's Quentin Sommerville, in Beijing, says it is a boast which might prove difficult to fulfil. | But the BBC's Quentin Sommerville, in Beijing, says it is a boast which might prove difficult to fulfil. |
| The UN said its secretary general told China months ago he could not be at the opening ceremony because of scheduling issues. | The UN said its secretary general told China months ago he could not be at the opening ceremony because of scheduling issues. |
| The announcement came a day after it emerged that China had refused permission for the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, to visit Tibet. | The announcement came a day after it emerged that China had refused permission for the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, to visit Tibet. |
| British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have also said they will not be there. | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have also said they will not be there. |
| US President George W Bush is under pressure from White House hopefuls John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama not to attend. | US President George W Bush is under pressure from White House hopefuls John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama not to attend. |
| The relay disruption follows violent anti-Beijing protests in and around Tibet last month which were suppressed by a heavy security presence. | The relay disruption follows violent anti-Beijing protests in and around Tibet last month which were suppressed by a heavy security presence. |
| Activists are also protesting at China's links with Sudan, which is accused of genocide in Darfur. | Activists are also protesting at China's links with Sudan, which is accused of genocide in Darfur. |
| Torch-bearers have been protected by police and Chinese guards in blue track-suits. | Torch-bearers have been protected by police and Chinese guards in blue track-suits. |
| In Paris, the torch had to be extinguished three times amid safety concerns, while in London there were 37 arrests. | In Paris, the torch had to be extinguished three times amid safety concerns, while in London there were 37 arrests. |
| The US stage of the torch relay in San Francisco on Wednesday passed off amid confusion and tight security. | The US stage of the torch relay in San Francisco on Wednesday passed off amid confusion and tight security. |
| On Thursday, China said it had foiled terror plots by Muslim separatists in north-western Xinjiang province to disrupt the Games. | On Thursday, China said it had foiled terror plots by Muslim separatists in north-western Xinjiang province to disrupt the Games. |
| The Dalai Lama - who many Tibetans regard as their spiritual leader - said China deserved the Games but activists were entitled to non-violent protests. | The Dalai Lama - who many Tibetans regard as their spiritual leader - said China deserved the Games but activists were entitled to non-violent protests. |
| Beijing says Tibet is an integral part of China and what happens there is an internal matter. | Beijing says Tibet is an integral part of China and what happens there is an internal matter. |
| OLYMPIC TORCH ROUTE Torch lit in Olympia on 24 March and taken on five-day relay around Greece to AthensAfter handover ceremony, it is taken to Beijing on 31 March to begin a journey of 136,800 km (85,000 miles) around the worldTorch arrives in Macau on 3 May. After three-month relay all around China, it arrives in Beijing for opening ceremony on 8 August See detailed route on Beijing 2008 official site | OLYMPIC TORCH ROUTE Torch lit in Olympia on 24 March and taken on five-day relay around Greece to AthensAfter handover ceremony, it is taken to Beijing on 31 March to begin a journey of 136,800 km (85,000 miles) around the worldTorch arrives in Macau on 3 May. After three-month relay all around China, it arrives in Beijing for opening ceremony on 8 August See detailed route on Beijing 2008 official site |
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| Will you be watching the torch as it travels through Buenos Aires? Are you in China? What do you think of the protests and the torch relay? You can send your comments using the form below: | Will you be watching the torch as it travels through Buenos Aires? Are you in China? What do you think of the protests and the torch relay? You can send your comments using the form below: |
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