LONDON – Was it better than Beijing? Why bother to compare? From the moment the Chinese staged their spectacular show four years ago, people wondered whether anyone would ever top it. But they do not ...

French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the Seine, dancers took to the roofs of Paris ...

An estimated one billion people will stop what they are doing to watch the London 2012 opening ceremony Friday, as athletes from across the globe officially open the games of the 30th Olympiad during ...

As eager spectators take in the much anticipated London 2012 opening ceremony, the Olympic Stadium is filled with montages of everyday life in the British Isles: performers playing cricket, ...

Oh Danny Boyle. The Slumdog Millionaire director’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics started with such verve and promise. There were fireworks! There were sheep! There were geese! There ...

Queen Elizabeth II and James Bond gave the London Olympics opening ceremony a royal entrance on the 27th of July 2012, a day not to forget for the British citiz ...

And I'm Robert Siegel. In London, the Olympic opening ceremony is under way. So far, it's been a raucous celebration of British culture, from Shakespeare to James Bond. Athletes have yet to parade ...

The gig will feature Paolo Nutini for Scotland, Snow Patrol turning out for Northern Ireland and Stereophonics for Wales. By Stuart Kemp LONDON — 1980s pin-up band Duran Duran are to represent the ...

The eyes of the world will be on London Friday night with an estimated one billion people anticipated to tune in to watch the London 2012 opening ceremony, as athletes from across the world officially ...