Tag: Russia

Vladimir Putin Defends Anti-Gay Law
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently defended his country's new controversial anti-gay law, and explained that it was not intended to discriminate against anyone. "It seem...
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Jamaican Bobsled Team Qualifies For Sochi But Lacks Funding
Good news for Jamaica - its two-man bobsled team has qualif...
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Jennifer Jones, Canadian Curling Team Head to Sochi
Canadian curling star Jennifer Jones spoke to the media after her team's match against Norway a...
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Ian McKellen Protests Against Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws With Help From Nobel Prize Winners
Ian Mckellen is certainly one of the more outspoken of the homosexual celebrities, and often uses his influence to help others when he can. Russia has been criticized for its t...
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Krokodil Confirmed as Flesh-eating Drug in Mexico
Mexican health authorities have confirmed a homemade drug, better known as “the poor man’s heroin,” to be a...
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Suicide Bombings In Russia Lead To Security Changes For Olympics
Two back-to-back suicide bombings in Volgograd have now claimed at least 30 lives and are believed to be acts of terrorism, and although no groups have come forward to claim respon...
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Edward Snowden Interview With Washington Post
In a recent television message from Edward Snowden - his comment "I've already won" undoubtedly has people talking. Edward Snowden, the...
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Mikhail Kalashnikov, Pioneer of AK-47 Dies at 94
Russian gun designer Mikhail Kalashnikov died on Monday 23 at the age of 94. He was well known for his creation of the AK-47, which became one of the most abundant machine guns tha...
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Maria Alyokhina Unimpressed with Pussy Riot Amnesty
Maria Alyokhina, 1/5 of the group that may hold The Most Edgiest Name of All Time, has wasted no time in speaking her mind after being...
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Russia Frees ‘Pussy Riot’ Members
Two incarcerated members of the Russian protest-punk band 'Pussy Riot' were...
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Vladimir Putin Signs Pardon for Mikhail Khodorkovsky
In an act that surprised the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin pardoned former billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky at the end of his annual press conference on Thursday. Some...
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Brian Boitano: “Being Gay Is Just One Part Of Who I Am”
After years of singing along to South Park's "What Would Brian Boitano Do?", we now have an answer - and it doesn't include staying trapped in a closet, R. Kelly style. After R...
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Russia May Free Pussy Riot Members
As the Winter Olympics being held in Sochi in February draw near, Russia's parliament passed a ne...
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Pussy Riot And Greenpeace Members May Be Freed Early
Pussy Riot released the video for Like A Red Prison earlier this year. Many wondered if the video served as a political statement in relation to last year's impr...
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Ukraine Signs Controversial Pact With Russia
Earlier today Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed agreements with...
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