Sochi

Sochi Olympic Games 2014: Opening ceremony to begin

Sochi Olympic Games officially open in Russia on Friday, with 98 medals to be won over 16 days. Sochi, on…

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Sochi Winter Games 2014: US bans all liquids from carry-on bags on nonstop flights to Russia

The US has banned all liquids from carry-on bags on nonstop flights to Russia, on the eve of the Sochi…

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Alina Kabaeva: Vladimir Putin’s girlfriend to light Sochi Olympic Torch?

2004 Olympic rhythmic gymnastics champion Alina Kabaeva,  Vladimir Putin's alleged girlfriend, may be selected to light the Olympic Torch at…

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Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: US warns of Sochi toothpaste bomb

The US Department of Homeland Security has warned airlines with direct flights to Russia that explosives hidden in toothpaste tubes…

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Vladimir Putin cuddles Persian leopard at Sochi National Park

President Vladimir Putin has taken senior Olympics officials on a tour of a Persian leopard sanctuary ahead of the Winter…

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Sochi Winter Games 2014: CPJ criticizes Russian authorities for restricting news coverage

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday criticized Russian authorities for restricting news coverage of preparations for…

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Ruzanna Ibragimova: Suspected Sochi bomber hunted in Russia

Sochi police are hunting for Ruzanna Ibragimova, a woman they fear may be planning to carry out a suicide bomb…

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Sochi twin toilet photo causes Twitter storm in Russia

A photo of twin toilets in a cubicle at a Sochi Olympics venue has caused a Twitter storm in Russia.…

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2014 Sochi Winter Games: Indian athletes to compete under Olympic flag

Indian athletes participating at next month's Winter Games in Sochi will compete under the Olympic flag, not their national flag.…

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2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports ban all liquids on flights

Moscow’s Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports have banned passengers from taking any form of liquid in their hand luggage as Russia…

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Sochi Winter Games 2014: Russia to set up special zone for protest rallies

Russia has decided to set up a special zone for protest rallies at the Sochi Winter Olympics, where security will…

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Volgograd attacks: IOC confident Russia will deliver safe and secure Winter Games in Sochi

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he has confidence that Russian authorities will deliver a "safe and secure"…

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Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova calls for Sochi Winter Games boycott

Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has called for foreign countries to boycott February's Sochi Winter Olympics, hours after she was freed…

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Sochi 2014 Olympic torch returns to Earth after its first spacewalk

Soyuz capsule carrying the Sochi 2014 Olympic torch has returned to Earth after it was taken on its first spacewalk…

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Sochi Olympic torch in first spacewalk

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazansky are taking the torch for the Sochi Winter Olympics on its first historic…

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Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: Torch relay launched by Vladimir Putin in Moscow ceremony

Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to launch the torch relay for 2014 Winter Olympics in…

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