IOC chief satisfied with Beijing's preparations for Olympics SINGAPORE, April 5 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge on Saturday voiced his satisfaction with what China has done for the Beijing Olympic Games in August this year.

By Stephen Wade, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - The elaborate ceremony to rekindle the Olympic torch went off without a hitch Monday in closely guarded Tiananmen Square - with hundreds of cheering women in brightly coloured T-shirts, flower-toting children and confetti.

By Stephen Wade, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - The Olympic torch was re-lit Monday at an elaborate ceremony that signalled the start of a round-the-world relay that is expected to be a lightning rod for protests against China's policies and human rights practices.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["Chinese President Announces Official Start of Olympic Torch Relay" - Xinhua headline] Beijing, March 31 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Hu Jintao lit a cauldron in Beijing's Tiananmen Square with the Olympic torch Monday morning, marking the official start of the round-the-world relay.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["IOC President's Message To Beijing Olympic Torch Relay" - Xinhua headline] Beijing, March 31 (Xinhua) - Following is a text of International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge's message to the Beijing Olympic torch relay, read by IOC coordination commission chairman Hein Verbruggen at the ceremony on Tian'anmen Square on Monday: The Olympic Flame has arrived in Beijing, announcing that the first ever Olympic Games in China will soon begin.