Injured Russian skier flown to Germany
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian skicross racer Maria Komissarova was flown to Germany on Sunday for further treatment after breaking her back during training at the Winter Olympics and undergoing...
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Grumbles drowned out as Sochi party gets under way
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - After putting up for years with dust, noise and traffic jams while their drab Russian resort was transformed into a modern sports hub, the people of...
Russian environmental campaigner detained near Sochi
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian campaigner who says Olympic construction work has damaged the environment was detained on Monday in what rights groups say is growing harassment of civil...
High stakes for Putin at costly Sochi Games
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Sochi Winter Olympics are meant to be Vladimir Putin's crowning achievement as Russian leader but are in danger of becoming a symbol of his country's problems....
Billionaire PM cements grip in Georgia, ally elected president
TBILISI (Reuters) - A little-known ally of billionaire Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili won a landslide victory in Georgia's presidential election on Sunday, cementing the ruling coalition's grip on power after...
World champion pole vaulter now wants out of Russia
MOSCOW - A week after swelling national pride by winning the world pole vault title and defending Russia's anti-gay propaganda law, Yelena Isinbayeva wants to leave her run-down hometown for...
Russia increasingly impatient over Snowden’s airport stay
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Edward Snowden should find another country to seek refuge in, a Russian official said on Thursday, signaling Moscow's growing impatience over the former U.S. spy agency contractor's...
Russia’s Putin announces investment plan, mood gloomy
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin unveiled a $13 billion investment plan on Friday to build new roads and railways by tapping a reserve fund, hoping to revive...
Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A widening clampdown on groups and individuals critical or independent of Russian President Vladimir Putin has left his opponents asking: "Who's next?" Liberal economist Sergei Guriev's flight...
Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A widening clampdown on groups and individuals critical or independent of Russian President Vladimir Putin has left his opponents asking: "Who's next?" Liberal economist Sergei Guriev's flight...