In today's wrap-up from media outlets and bloggers across the globe:

Olympics are fogging Coke's vision Atlanta Journal-Constituion It's the real thing, baby: Genocide in Darfur and unwanted occupation in Tibet and civil rights abuses in Beijing. It's all being implicitly linked to our favorite hometown sugar buzz, Coke…

Media banned from Olympic torch run The Australian -– Olympic torch relay organisers are under fire over tough media restrictions governing the event, amid revelations its cost is expected to be double what was expected and that half of Canberra's police force will be assigned to control demonstrators....

Olympic torch relay in Southeast Asia Global Voices Online -– The Olympic Torch has landed in the Southeast Asian region. The torch arrived in Bangkok, Thailand last April 19. Then Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted a successful torch relay yesterday. Today the torch is in Jakarta, Indonesia. The torch will be back in the region on April 29 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam…

Anti-French, anti-Carrefour fury bubble over all across China Shanghaiist –- We're somewhat late bringing this to you, but yes, over the weekend, anti-French protests took place over the weekend all over China outside Carrefour stores in Hefei, Qingdao, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Jinan and Kunming…

Chinese student who sparked furor says public apology letter is fake Radio Free Asia -– The Chinese student who sparked outrage among Chinese nationals who say she sided with Tibetans at a Duke University campus protest says a public apology letter purportedly written by her father is a fake...

China's protection of human rights differs from Western countries Xinhua -– A Chinese expert said here on Monday that the nation has its own road for human rights' development, which differs distinctly from those in Western countries…

Google named world's No 1 brand Guardian -– Google has topped a list of the world's most powerful brands, with new research estimating its value to be $86bn (£43bn)…