Mayor promises tighter security in Rio de Janeiro during Olympics

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday regretted the assault by street criminals of an Australian athlete over the weekend but said that security would be stronger in the city by the time the......

Rio mayor hits back at Australia favela ban

IMAGE: Rio de janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes poses with an Olympic flag at his office after an interview with Reuters, in Rio de Janeiro, August 4, 2015. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters Rio de......

PHOTOS: Torch alights on Rio shore ahead of Olympic opening

- 'The expectations are huge... I think everything will go right, in terms of the Games as well as public safety.' IMAGE: Olympian Lars Grael (left) carries the Olympic flame aboard a Brazilian......

PIX: Indians upbeat at welcome ceremony in Rio

IMAGE: Indian contingent at the formal Welcome Ceremony. Photograph: Twitter. A short display of Brazilian culture, including their music and dance, greeted the Indian contingent at the formal......

One month to go for Rio Olympics!

IMAGE: A man looks at products during the opening of the Rio 2016 Olympics megastore on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters. With just a month until the Olympic......