The Kremlin favorite won an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s mayoral election in the Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, the top election official said.

An election official says partial results point to a big victory for the candidate from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party in Sunday’s mayoral vote in 2014 Olympic host city Sochi.

The subtropical Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics was electing a mayor Sunday after a tightly controlled campaign that underscored the government’s determination to ensure victory for its favored candidate.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin assured the International Olympic Committee on Friday that Russia’s economic troubles will not jeopardize state funding for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

A lawyer says police in the Russian city of Sochi have arrested a member of a religious community for defying orders to leave land intended for the 2014 Winter Olympics facilities.Yuri Marikovsky said Friday that Dmitry Drofichev, of a Russian Orthodox...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated, saying ecological concerns were more important than expense, Russian news agencies said.The southern Russian resort city was chosen...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated, saying ecological concerns were more important than expense, Russian news agencies said.The southern Russian resort city was chosen...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated.The southern Russian resort city was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Games despite environmentalists’ complaints that some planned...

Russia’s new boss is not quite the same as the old bossRussian President-elect Dmitry Medvedev, at 42 probably the youngest leader Russia has had since the days of the czars, looked slightly uncomfortable and uncertain as he sat down for his first...

At a troubled time in U.S.-Russian relations, there were no frowns when Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush got together for their last time as presidents.Beginning with a warm handshake, the leaders were beaming as they began what was billed as a social...