Sochi Olympics Officially Open
A technical snafu hits ceremonies
World
Money Pours Into Sochi, and Life Gets Worse for the People Who Live There
Behind the Olympic façade.
As Sochi Olympics Open, Four Gay Activists Arrested in St. Petersburg
NBC's opening coverage doesn't avoid the various controversies
Ukraine's President Flies to Sochi Amid Protests
Kremlin claims protests are a US-financed coup attempt
Belgian Lawmakers to Vote Whether to Allow Euthanasia for Terminally-Ill Children
Measure expected to pass
Ukrainian Activist Says He Was Forced to Admit Being a US Spy
Was tortured until he agreed to "confess" on video
Obama Scolds Countries for Oppressing Religious Minorities
China, Iran and North Korea named
Thousands of Women in Iraq Being Detained and Abused
According to report from Human Rights Watch
Russian Official: We Know Reporters Are Trying to Sabotage Hotels from Room Surveillance Video
Let's trade one problem for another!
EU Prepared To Lift Tariffs on US Goods as Part of Trade Deal
Protections on a few products like beef and pork will remain
Air Travelers Bringing Banned Items Onto Planes Headed For Sochi From Moscow
Some toiletries have been banned
Russian DPM: Sochi as Safe as New York, Washington, Boston
Says the risk of terrorism has been overblown
US Law Enforcement Official: Airlines Flying to Russia Warned of Bomb Materials in Toothpaste Tubes
Winter Olympics opening ceremony taking place tomorrow
North Korea: Plans For US-South Korea Military Drills Threaten Family Reunions
Last reunions were held in 2010
Russia Calls For Global Ceasefire During Sochi Winter Olympics
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-has also called for an "Olympic truce"
Kerry: Assad Has Improved His Position But is Not Winning
Describes the situation in Syria as a "stalemate"
Pakistani Government and Taliban Begin Talks
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has been fighting an insurgency since 2007
Will the Sochi Olympics Be a Massive Shitstorm? Possibly a Literal One?
$51 billion doesn't buy much plumbing, apparently
Speaking on Ukraine, EU Commissioner Says ''Time is on Our Side'
Says the trade deal offered by the European Union to Ukraine still stands
UN Reports Details Suffering of Children in Syria
Both rebel and government forces blames for abuse
US Counterterrorism Official: There are 'Specific Threats' Aimed at Sochi Olympics
Opening ceremony is on Friday
US Officials: The Obama Administration Has Reduced Drone Strikes in Pakistan
Pakistani officials asked for drone strikes to be curtailed as they work towards peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban
UN Denounces Vatican Sex Abuse
Demands priests known or suspected to have abused children be handed over to authorities
US Intel: Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal Has Strengthened Assad
Less likely that rebels will force him out
