Government appointments and nominations
Indian court appoints committee to run national Olympic body

Aug. 17, 2022 03:30 AM EDT
NEW DELHI (AP) — A court in India has appointed a committee to take over the running of the national Olympic committee and hold fresh elections within four months in...

A man poses for a selfie near the Olympic logo at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The venue will host the opening and closing ceremonies during the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
CAS judges 'lacked anti-doping expertise' at Tokyo Olympics

By Graham Dunbar Jan. 21, 2022 06:31 AM EST

FILE - In this July 26, 2019, file photo, China's Sun Yang leaves the pool deck following the men's 4x200m freestyle relay heats at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. The World Anti-Doping Agency says a Swiss court has overturned an eight-year doping ban against Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and ordered the case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a second time but with a different chairman of the judges. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Swiss supreme court details anti-China bias of Sun judge

By Graham Dunbar Jan. 15, 2021 06:46 AM EST

FILE - In this July 26, 2016, file photo the stage is reflected on a glass window on the suite level at Wells Fargo Arena as Timmy Kelly sings the national anthem before the start of the second day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Democrats and Republicans to take a close look at whether they'll be able to move forward as planned this summer with conventions that typically kick off the general election season. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Democrats delay nominating convention amid virus concerns

By Bill Barrow Apr. 02, 2020 02:26 PM EDT

A specialist from a local veterinary service wears a protective suit as sprays disinfectant near at the Proryv (The Breakthrough) museum dedicated to the breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad during World WarII near Kirovsk, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) east of St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Russia's Putin orders non-working month to curb coronavirus

By Vladimir Isachenkov Apr. 02, 2020 02:11 PM EDT