The Olympic Flag is handed from Mayor of London, Boris Johnson (L) to IOC President Jacques Rogge (C), who is to pass to Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes (unpictured) at the Olympic stadium ...

Mitt Romney’s comments to NBC News where he expressed his concern over the security preparations that the U.K. has made ahead of the 2012 Olympic games has not been well received in Great Britain.

Apparently, the ghost town that is London’s restaurant scene today wasn’t always like that, and once was a lively world full of hustle and bustle. Then Mayor Boris Johnson told everyone that since the ...

On the day Britain finally started winning gold medals at the London Olympics, the city’s mayor hit comedy gold, albeit unintentionally. Johnson was the first person to take a turn on a zip wire above ...

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - In the evening sun near Tower Bridge, people watch Olympians on a big screen and cheer. High above them, on the top floor of the bulbous glass building where he has his ...

Following the Mayor of London's spectacular stunt on the BT London Live zipline in Victoria Park (and subsequently getting stuck), we celebrate and take a look back at some of Boris Johnson's best ...

Paris is basking in an Olympics induced glow-up. With the Games en ville – that’s in town, for any non-French speakers – the authorities have injected some serious funds into their capital. Most ...

LONDON (AP) – One sports an unruly blond mop, spouts Latin aphorisms and loves to ride his bicycle. The other is a neat, newt-loving socialist who prefers to travel by subway. Their contest is an ...

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - London Mayor Boris Johnson was left dangling in the air on Wednesday when he got stranded on a zip wire while trying to make a dramatic entry to an Olympic party in one of ...

The Beijing Olympics ended after a memorable 16 days of competition and world record-breaking. The opening was massive and lavish, focused on China's history, and the finale was another extravagant ...