LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - London 2012 organisers, who will stage a dress rehearsal for the Olympic torch relay on Friday, received comforting reassurance from a previous host city over fears of ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Olympic torch relay entered its final day on Friday amid signs that even the most cynical Londoners have begun to embrace the Games ahead of the opening ceremony later. An ...

LONDON -- Police repeatedly scuffled with protesters as Olympians and dignitaries carried the Olympic torch during a chaotic relay through snowy London on Sunday. Demonstrators tried to board a relay ...

LONDON — The Olympic torch relay through London was almost abandoned yesterday as thousands of demonstrators turned the showcase parade into an ugly and chaotic farce. The Daily Telegraph has learned ...

LONDON — Demonstrators grabbed at the Olympic torch, blocked its path and tried to snuff out its flame Sunday in raucous protests of China’s human rights record that forced a string of last-second ...

An estimated 5,500 tons of CO2 will be released by the time the Olympics begin. April 9, 2008 — -- Angry protesters, riot police, mass demonstrations, arrests for disorderly conduct -- it hasn't ...

DENVER (AP) - Putting together the Olympic torch relay is a daunting task: Twenty-six countries in little more than two months, two Boeing 747 aircraft, an 18-vehicle caravan in every city, and ...

Dionne Bromfield and Tinchy Stryder have unveiled the music video for their new duet. The track, titled 'Spinnin' For 2012', will serve as the official song for the 8,000-mile, 70-day-long Olympic ...

This animated short pays tribute to the London 2012 Olympics, with a twist -- recasting the Greek tradition with a scrappy set of urban critters. A discarded cigarette stars as the flame itself. The ...

Torbay will take centre stage in a suicide prevention initiative as it hosts a leg of the Baton of Hope tour on Tuesday. The ...

The International Olympic Committee threatens to cancel the torch relay. April 8, 2008 — -- San Francisco officials are bracing for protests Wednesday, when the Olympic torch is scheduled to pass ...