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Putin checked in at a preserve for endangered Persian leopards and visited a group of cubs born last summer in the mountains above the growing torrent of activity in Sochi for the Winter Games.
Putin told volunteers Friday that gays visiting Sochi "can feel calm and at ease," but he emphasized that they cannot express their views on gay rights issues to anyone underage.
The mystery of what exactly happened to Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring was one of many odd places sports wandered into this year...
Preparations for the Feb. 7-23 Sochi Olympic games have been overshadowed by criticism of a recent Russian law outlawing "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors."
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he does not trust Vladimir Putin, but he also welcomes any help the Russian president can provide in removing chemical weapons from Syria.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken his case against U.S. military intervention in Syria directly to the American people.
Obama told reporters at the end of a two-day Group of 20 economic summit that he and other leaders had a "full airing of views on the issue'' and there was a growing recognition that "the world cannot stand idly by.''
President Vladimir Putin sought to ease concerns that Russia's new anti-gay law would be used to punish athletes who display rainbow flags during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, while insisting that gays are not discriminated against in his country.
The IOC said last week that it had received assurances "from the highest level of government in Russia that the legislation will not affect those attending or taking part in the games."
Putin is denying insinuations that he stole Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in the Kremlin, but says he's ready to buy him another ring as a gift.
Ilya Kovalchuk's desire to remain in the KHL must have burned Lou Lamoriello and the Devils up.
For two years, Robert and Kim Summers have been trying to bring a Russian child to their Freehold home and recently were matched with a little boy whom they have already named.
At least six people were arrested Friday at a Manhattan rally on the Upper East Side following the verdict and sentence.
It seems Prokhorov has made another, albeit less important decision.
Mikhail Prokhorov: Nets owner, billionaire tycoon and... Russian presidential candidate?
A jet carrying a top KHL team crashed while taking off Wednesday in western Russia, killing 43 people. Four names familiar to New York hockey fans were employed by Lokomotiv, and the team has confirmed that their entire main roster was on the Yak-42.
