“Americans who will be at the Winter Olympics should look beyond the facilities created for the games and take a hard look at the host country,” says Pussy Riot in a report by The Moscow Times.
Jamaica's bobsled team is hoping to have a Cool Runnings finish at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, but they might have a hard time doing so without the rest of their equipment.
Sochi has not been the most welcoming place for world travelers and this week the Russian city found itself embroiled in yet another controversy affecting the general public.
The unsafe cultural climate for LGBT people in Russia has already turned away many of the world's sports fans and now it only looks like it will be getting worse.
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games take place February 7 to 23. The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games take place Feb. 7 to 23. That's only a couple of weeks away, but security remains a concern for host country Russia.
On Tuesday, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced that the Doomsday Clock is now set at five minutes to midnight.
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are five countries that comprise BRICS, a network of nations with major emerging national economies. These newly industrialized countries set themselves apart with their budding nominal growth, and their great influence on global and local affairs. Also G-20 members (group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governor from 20 major economies), the five countries represent an estimated $4 trillion (US) in foreign reserves and a combined grossed domestic product (GDP) of $16.039 trillion (US).
The AK-47 is the world’s most prolific firearm. The AK-47 (or Avtomat Kalashnikova) is the world's most prolific firearm. Over 100 million have been made and they find use in every part of the world.
A new smartphone with two screens went on sale in Russia and other European nations on Wednesday, marking the first time Russia introduces the market that is largely controlled by American companies
The Russian aviation industry, with their already poor aviation record, suffered another blow when a Boeing 737 crashed during landing at the Kazan airport about 450 miles east of the capital.
It's evident that Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin has a heart of gold through his activism, philanthropy and the love of his two sons, but before he confronted his feelings and found peace by coming out; he held in a lot of anger.Today, he has learned from his difficult past, and is now joining forces with other celebrities in the fight against Russia's anti-gay laws.
This will certainly sound like something from a Sci-Fi flick, but there is a "zombie" flesh-eating drug being abused, and it's probably coming to a town near you. Krokodil (pronounced crocodile) gives users an intense "zombie-like" high state, and the side effects are ulcerated skin and limbs.
Russian prosecutors have found a real life version of The Jungle Book's Mowgli. Nicknamed "Siberian Mowgli", the man found, believed to be 20-years-old, grew up in the wild, has never been to school and has had limited interactions with humans.
A special Russian missile cruiser has been released to the eastern part of the Mediterranean to lead the navy operations in the place. This was according to the Interfax who quoted a source from the military since the US gets ready to a potential strike as response to the current situation in Syria.
As Russia's anti-gay laws continue to take a toll on public perception of the upcoming 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the host nation's government is trying to reassure the International Olympic Committee that the LGBT community will be safe during the Olympics. However, Russia is still defending its "gay propaganda" law.
The ongoing saga involving Edward Snowden and his uncovering of the NSA's spying program on Americans took yet another interesting turn Thursday. Snowden was formally granted asylum in Russia and has since left his secret location in Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport.
