Russia

A wave of anti-Olympic sentiment and protests in Canada are threatening the international symbol of the Games as it makes its way across the vast Far North.

Truck driver Vladimir Chagin from Kamaz-Master team has won the seventh stage of the Dakar-2010 rally, which is currently taking place in Argentina and Chile.

The two-week feast between Orthodox Christmas on January 7 and Epiphany on January 19 is named

Second-placed Salavat Yulaev are right behind KHL leaders Metallurg Magnitogorsk after taking a 3-1 win over CSKA Moscow.

Russian Evgeny Ustyugov has made it to the top of the overall standings of the biathlon World Cup after winning the sprint event in Oberhof, Germany, on Saturday.

The ongoing financial crisis has made some people search for unorthodox ways to cope with the uncertainty. Latvia

An Austrian man has nearly burned down his home in an attempt to get rid of a mouse.

Russia and Belarus are to continue talks on a new oil transport agreement after another round of negotiations on Saturday.

The fresh terrorist act in Dagestan has forced Russian authorities to act quickly not only in eliminating the militant threat, but also in improving the socio-political situation in the North Caucasus.