The Latest Breaking News from Marseille

The 19th century French sailing ship "Belem" on Wednesday sailed into the southern port of Marseille carrying the Olympic flame – after its 12-day, 12,000-kilometre voyage from Greece. Some 6,000 police were deployed for the ship's arrival, with a highly choreographed ceremony marking the first major security test for organisers…

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday in front of a crowd of up to 150,000 people in a first major test of the hugely ambitious plans for the Paris Games.

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A French environmental charity says it has turned down the chance to take part in next Thursday's Olympic torch relay in Marseille over Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the event.

The mission of transporting the Olympic flame on the first leg of its journey to the opening ceremony in Paris was given to one of the France’s most venerable sailing ships, the Belem, built in 1896.

Five more sailors have been confirmed in Australia's Paris Olympic team, including four who will debut in Marseilles, where the Games sailing will be held.

The Olympic flame for Paris Olympics was ignited in Greece and will travel through Greece and France before reaching Marseille on May 8.

French police have flooded the troubled Marseille district of La Castellane with forces since a crackdown on the drug trade started last month, and one mother told how she feels safer, for now at least.