Chinese mountaineers were today preparing to take the Olympic torch up Everest in what they hope will be a spectacular gesture for the Beijing games.

Chinese police captured and killed alleged Islamic terrorists plotting attacks targeting the Beijing Olympic Games, a senior Communist Party official said today.

THE Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) has launched a blistering attack on RTÉ over aspects of their Games coverage in August.

Nato’s entire Mediterranean naval fleet will be assigned to protect the Olympics as part of the alliance’s unprecedented role in bolstering security for the games, the commander said today.