Olympic traffic measures needed at Paralympics: experts
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Experts recommend that the traffic control measures taken during last month&#39;s Olympic Summer Games and the current Paralympics should be kept in Athens permanently, as they
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ATHENS (dpa) - At least seven children were reported to have been killed and dozens injured when a bus carrying them to watch the Athens Paralympic Games crashed into a truck in northern Greece on Monday, police said.
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Members of the Chinese Paralympic team parade during the opening ceremony of the 12th Paralympic Games at the Athens Olympic stadium, Greece, September 17, 2004.
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The expense of securing the Olympic Games has become so daunting for host cities and nations that it is now time for Olympic officials to consider international cost-sharing
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China dominated the medals race at the Paralympic Games that ended Tuesday, and Chinese officials expect a similar performance when Beijing hosts the games in four years.
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The Athens 2004 Paralympic Games began with an opening ceremony that was greeted with the warm applause of thousands of spectators who filled the Olympic Stadium as they did for the opening of the Olympic Games last month.
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Except for Olympic officials The London Olympics of 2012 will be the first to prohibit spectators arriving by car, according to reports. However, some 80,000 officials, athletes and accredited media will be provided with parking - and will have special Soviet-style VIP lanes on important London roads for a period of two months.â¦
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For some the Paralympics, which opens on Friday, is a sideshow after the Olympic athletes have packed their bags and left town. For 4,000 competitors from 140 nations, 15,000
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Transport planners for the London 2012 Olympics have been told to move up a gear to deliver the project on time, amid fears about a lack of detail and and undeveloped back-up plans.
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The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It&#39;s a realization that&#39;s just starting to hit the Olympic hosts
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Twelve titles will be decided on the opening day of the  XII Paralympic Games in Athens.
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Greece&#39;s defense minister says his country&#39;s security preparations for the Athens Olympics have been so successful that it is now in a position to advise China, the host of the 2008 Summer Games, on how to avoid terrorist attacks. But the minister says ...
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Beijing is planning to reduce the cityâs motor traffic during the games to improve air quality and ease traffic flow.
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KAMMENA VOURLA, Greece  - A bus carrying school  students and teachers to the Athens Paralympic Games collided  with a truck in central Greece on Monday killing at least seven  people and injuring 24, officials said.
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Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius appears likely to fail in his bid to compete at next year's Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Athens was hit by tragedy yesterday after seven schoolchildren died when their bus overturned following a collision on their way to a day out at the Paralympic Games.
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Paralympics boss Phil Craven today warned of a zero-tolerance policy towards drugs cheats after he was confronted with the first doping scandal of the Athens Games before the event has even started.