Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 04:25
Brazil`s branch of Amnesty International on Sunday held a rally in Rio to protest what it termed Russia`s "homophobia".
Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:55
While Sochi`s Olympic venues are now among the most tightly guarded facilities in the world, the rest of this sprawling Black Sea resort looks more vulnerable.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:06
Russia has identified two suicide bombers responsible for attacks that killed 34 people in the city of Volgograd last month and arrested two suspected accomplices in violence-torn Dagestan province, officials said on Thursday.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 13:58
Analysts say the former Cold War rivals are unlikely to risk a full-blown confrontation over security in Sochi, the first Olympics held on Russian soil since the US-boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.
Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 12:16
By the end of this century, only six of the previous winter Olympics host cities - including Sochi in Russia - would be cold enough to reliably host the games owing to global warming threats.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 14:30
Russian authorities are hunting for `Black Widow`, a possible suicide bomber, whose presence in Sochi has been confirmed ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 10:07
The US said its military stands ready to offer full support to Russia in its security preparations for the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 02:53
In the face of concerns about possible attacks by militants during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. military and intelligence officials have been studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans from the games in case of a crisis.
Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:55
Japan`s Winter Olympic delegation was urged Monday to demonstrate the country`s "energy" as they readied to leave for the Games in Sochi.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 11:47
India`s sole luge athlete, Shiva Keshavan has qualified for the Winter Olympics to be held in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi from February 7 to 23.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 09:04
President Vladimir Putin has vowed that Russia will do everything it can to ensure a safe Winter Olympics without making security measures too intrusive.
Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:03
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, reports said Friday, despite calls for a boycott over Russia`s anti-gay laws.
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