![Throngs come out to see BTS singer Jin carry the Olympic flame at the Louvre Throngs come out to see BTS singer Jin carry the Olympic flame at the Louvre](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/81721023137_tbOlympicTorchRela.jpg)
Throngs come out to see BTS singer Jin carry the Olympic flame at the Louvre
The relay will culminate with the lighting of the cauldron in Paris during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Games.
Mon Jul 15 2024
![Olympics - Eiffel Tower countdown turns to 100 days to Paris 2024 Olympics - Eiffel Tower countdown turns to 100 days to Paris 2024](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-04/51713332429_TBOlympicjpg.jpg)
Olympics - Eiffel Tower countdown turns to 100 days to Paris 2024
Organisers will count on the flame relay across France for the mood to swing in the country as the July 26-Aug 11 Games approach.
Wed Apr 17 2024
![Olympics - New costumes in revamped torch lighting ceremony for Paris 2024 Olympics - New costumes in revamped torch lighting ceremony for Paris 2024](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-03/61711085967_TBOlympicjpg.jpg)
Olympics - New costumes in revamped torch lighting ceremony for Paris 2024
Actress Mary Mina playing the high priestess for the first time will use a parabolic mirror and the sun's rays to ignite the torch.
Sat Mar 23 2024
![Two friends build Eiffel Tower from recycled wood ahead of Olympics Two friends build Eiffel Tower from recycled wood ahead of Olympics](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-02/61708680046_TBreplicaEiffelT.jpg)
Two friends build Eiffel Tower from recycled wood ahead of Olympics
The duo, a sports enthusiast with disability, hopes to display along the path of Olympic torch relay and in Olympic sites.
Fri Feb 23 2024
![Troops guard Pakistani Christians after mob torches churches Troops guard Pakistani Christians after mob torches churches](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-08/51692262805_smoke.jpg)
Troops guard Pakistani Christians after mob torches churches
The troops have cordoned off the Christian colony, blocking all entry and exit points with barbed wire, according to reports.
Thu Aug 17 2023
![Pakistan crowd vandalises churches, torches homes after blasphemy accusation Pakistan crowd vandalises churches, torches homes after blasphemy accusation](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-08/61692243732_TBchurchvandalized.jpg)
Pakistan crowd vandalises churches, torches homes after blasphemy accusation
Over 100 people were arrested, Punjab's caretaker information minister, Amir Mir, a resident said.
Thu Aug 17 2023
![In India's brutal ethnic war, women are participants as well as victims In India's brutal ethnic war, women are participants as well as victims](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-08/41691490914_MeiraPaibisstopa.jpg)
In India's brutal ethnic war, women are participants as well as victims
Kukis say a loosely formed group of Meitei women is responsible for instigating some of the rapes of women of the minority community.
Tue Aug 08 2023
![Second night of unrest erupts in France after police shoot teenager Second night of unrest erupts in France after police shoot teenager](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-06/81688016847_TBprotesters.jpg)
Second night of unrest erupts in France after police shoot teenager
Cars torched in Nanterre for second night running.
Thu Jun 29 2023
![Honduras enters partial state of emergency amid gang crackdown Honduras enters partial state of emergency amid gang crackdown](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-12/51670375985_HONDURAS.jpg)
Honduras enters partial state of emergency amid gang crackdown
Gangs have torched buses and killed drivers who did not pay up a so-called "war tax".
Wed Dec 07 2022
![GTA plans to use torch as symbol in GE15 GTA plans to use torch as symbol in GE15](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/41662449759_MukhrizMahathir.jpg)
GTA plans to use torch as symbol in GE15
Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) intends to use the torch as its symbol in the GE15 if the coalition's registration application is approved by the RoS.
Tue Sep 06 2022
![Take a chance on me: ABBA pass the torch on to avatars Take a chance on me: ABBA pass the torch on to avatars](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-05/51653626316_ABBA.jpg)
Take a chance on me: ABBA pass the torch on to avatars
Concert-goers will see "ABBAtars" projected as holograms, looking like they did at the peak of their fame.
Fri May 27 2022
![China's U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism China's U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-02/51644307096_Beijing.jpg)
China's U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism
China "sternly refutes" the "unwarranted accusations" made by U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield in an interview with CNN.
Tue Feb 08 2022
![China's use of Uyghur with Olympic torch can't distract from abuses - White House China's use of Uyghur with Olympic torch can't distract from abuses - White House](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-02/61644288332_psaki.jpg)
China's use of Uyghur with Olympic torch can't distract from abuses - White House
The United States and other Western nations have imposed a diplomatic boycott of the Games over China's treatment of Uyghurs.
Tue Feb 08 2022
![Olympics: Actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch atop Great Wall Olympics: Actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch atop Great Wall](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-02/61643876609_jackiechan.jpg)
Olympics: Actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch atop Great Wall
Chan, 67, a Hong Kong action and comedy film star known for his support of the Beijing government, was identified in the official press release.
Thu Feb 03 2022
![Beijing Games torch relay confined to closed venues due to COVID Beijing Games torch relay confined to closed venues due to COVID](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-12/41638830544_TheBeijing.jpg)
Beijing Games torch relay confined to closed venues due to COVID
The relay involving 1,200 torchbearers will begin on Feb. 2 and wind up just two days later, on Feb. 4, when the Games open in Beijing.
Fri Jan 21 2022