Flash

Northeast England welcomes Olympic flame

2012-06-18 17:45:09

Ethiopian Olympic gold medal winner Haile Gebrselassie carries a London 2012 Olympic Games torch between Gateshead and South Shields in Northeast England.

Olympic torch continues its journey in Scotland

2012-06-14 16:55:55

Olympic torch continues its journey in Scotland.

Queen's grand-daughter to compete in London

2012-06-12 15:10:53

Zara Phillips, grand-daughter of Queen Elizabeth, will follow in her parents' footsteps in competing as an Olympic athlete after being chosen for Britain's equestrian eventing team at the London Games.

Olympic torch reaches Shetland Islands in Scotland

2012-06-11 17:26:14

The London 2012 Olympic torch reaches Shetland Islands in Scotland, June 10, 2012.

Thousands of Dubliners cheer Olympic torch relay

2012-06-07 11:04:56

Thousands of Dubliners packed the city streets on Wednesday to cheer on the London 2012 Olympic torch relay.

Musicians mark 40-years of Sino-British ties

2012-06-06 14:29:42

Chinese singer Song Zuying performs with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Chinese pianist Lang Lang at the Royal Albert Hall in London on June 5, 2012.

Olympic torch spotlights Northern Ireland coast

2012-06-05 16:00:29

Olympic torchbearers carried the symbolic flame of the London Games to some of Northern Ireland's most beautiful coastal attractions Monday.

Olympic torch starts 5-day Northern Ireland tour

2012-06-04 10:04:37

The Olympic torch began its five-day tour of Northern Ireland with plenty of excitement and no signs of trouble on Sunday.

UK queen joins giant jubilee flotilla in London

2012-06-04 03:19:53

Britain's Queen Elizabeth joined an armada of 1,000 boats down London's River Thames to the pealing of bells on Sunday in a spectacular highlight of four days of nationwide celebrations to mark her 60th year on the throne.

Olympic torch relay continues across Wales

2012-06-01 17:25:28

The flame was carried through Wales on day 11 of the Torch Relay, as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Olympic-themed stores in east London

2012-06-01 17:08:40

London's eastern boroughs are hosting the 2012 Olympic Games in just under two months time.

Rifle passion drives female Kuwaiti shooter

2012-05-31 14:40:34

Mariam Erzouqi grips her German-made air rifle with carefully-manicured hands, steadies her footing, eyes the target and slowly pulls the trigger until a soft crack echoes through Kuwait's cavernous shooting range.