With nine gold, eight silver and eight bronze, Egypt is ranked sixth in the medals table.

Cunard's much-awaited Queen Elizabeth will sail around the world soon after debuting in late 2010.

Though she hasn't literally sailed around the world, the 48-year-old has Nancy Haberland -- in the 38 years she's been sailing -- been just about every place you can/would want to put a boat in water. On Monday, the the member of the U.S. women's sailing team in the 2004 Olympics came full circle returned to the place where it all started -- Lake Michigan and the Waukegan Yacht Club.

The move is to mark the second anniversary of the nationwide smoking ban in public buildings.

ASHDOD, Israel (Reuters) - The Israeli navy boarded a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in defiance of an Israeli blockade and took the vessel to a port in Israel.

The Israeli navy on Tuesday boarded and seized a ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists that was heading to the Gaza Strip in defiance of Israel's blockade, a military spokesman said.

June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli sailors intercepted a ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists who sought to slip through Israel’s sea blockade and bring 3 tons of international aid supplies into the Gaza Strip.

THE Israeli navy overnight boarded and seized a ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists that was heading to the Gaza Strip in defiance of Israel's blockade, a military spokesman said.

ATHENS (AFP)--Greece asked Israel Tuesday to release a Greek-flagged ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for Gaza that was seized by the Israeli navy.

Source: Reuters * Ferry carrying pro-Palestinian activists, aid * No violence reported (Updates with Greece demanding release of boat, name of boat in 10th paragraph) ASHDOD, Israel, June 30 (Reuters) - The ...